Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[peacheslatour]

8 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Everyone was better than the Talking Heads live with their first national tour to support their album 'Talking Heads: 77.'

 

This is true. I wonder how they got past that. They really were terrible.

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4 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

This is true. I wonder how they got past that. They really were terrible.

Practice through relentless touring to pay off their recording contract in support of their 1st album. They had no choice but to get better.

 

[jewel21]

Hi, I am here. Between the new job, which has its ups and downs, and modding, I don't have time to read the Y&R forum as much as I would like and post. 

It also took me awhile to get over Zappa's death and after hearing more crap about my douchecanoe of an uncle, I think I am just mentally exhausted. 

As an introvert, staying inside the house wasn't the issue, it's having everyone coming over all the time without masks that is driving me nuts. Gramps still invites everyone over for Sunday lunch. Everyone is still going out and socializing, but wearing masks in public spaces like grocery stores so they think they're immune. Like wonderful that you're wearing a cloth mask, but going to Walmart once a week as well as attending outdoor parties with your friends doesn't make me feel particularly safe. But if I dare to say anything, I'm attacked, so whatever. 

ETA: My cousin surprised me with a gift for taking care of Zappa. She had her friend make it for me.

 

 

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A man wears a protective mask as he passes a mural in New York City/Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

 

Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S. -- At least 4,637,695 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 154,923 have died of the illness across the United States, with the largest numbers so far in New York state. COVID-19 CASES AS OF AUGUST 2, 2020, 1:10 A.M. (ET)

 

A Toll of Coronavirus in New York Is a New Group of Orphans

 

Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: ‘We just have to assume the monster is everywhere’ -- Related: 20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows

 

Arizona Democratic congressman tests positive for Covid-19

 

Dr. Fauci says coronavirus is so contagious, it won’t likely ever disappear -- Fauci said the U.S. has so many cases because some states did not shut down early in the outbreak while others reopened too soon. He also said there’s never a guarantee scientists will discover a safe and effective vaccine for the coronavirus, though he’s “cautiously optimistic.” 

 

CDC warns Congress of ‘significant public health consequences’ if schools don’t reopen in the fall -- Millions of children get nutritional and mental health services at schools, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told a House Select Subcommittee hearing on containing the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s important to realize that it’s in the public health’s best interest for K-12 students to get back into face-to-face learning,” he said. Dr. Redfield said he wants school reopenings to be done “smartly.” -- Where's the national pland and federal money for a safe school reopening plan? Or are US citizens stuck with 50 different reopening mandates, with 50 different opportunities for failure, while experimenting with the lives of their children? -- Related: The U.S. House Oversight Committee, in a report released Friday, said $500 million in taxpayer funds was squandered on ventilator contracts.  -- The findings were based on documents and information collected from Philips Respironics, a leading manufacturer of ventilators that reportedly negotiated contracts, the report said.

 

Children and staff at Georgia overnight camp test positive for coronavirus, CDC says

 

A man, wearing a protective face mask, kisses his girlfriend's hand on Sabana Grande boulevard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

India reports 55,000 virus cases, Florida faces storm

 

Tokyo confirms 292 new coronavirus cases on Sunday: NHK

 

Australia's State of Victoria declares disaster, sets curfew to curb COVID-19

 

Philippines' confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 100,000

 

In this April 30, 2020, file photo, mourners gather to bury an elderly man believed to have died of the coronavirus but whose family asked not to be named because of the social stigma, in Mogadishu, Somalia. A dangerous stigma has sprung up around the coronavirus in Africa — fueled, in part, by severe quarantine rules in some countries as well as insufficient information about the virus. (AP Photo/File)

In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response -- Related: Nigeria's Lagos to allow places of worship to reopen: governor

 

Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions

 

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

 

Passengers boards a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Maine. State officials reported more cases of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs -- Related: Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans’ travel plans

 

States eager to expand broadband, wary of CARES Act deadline

 

They were arrested and jailed for breaking a quarantine order. They’re not the first.

 

Police clear off protesters who blocked a main road during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem early Sunday, Aug 2, 2020. Protesters demanded that the embattled Israeli leader to resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel’s Netanyahu rails at media over protests against him -- Related: Associated Press PHOTOS: Young Israelis play leading role in new protests

 

Afghan ceasefire holds as hundreds of Taliban prisoners freed

 

Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case

 

Slaying at US judge’s home raises concern about cyberthreats

 

Media barred from Republican convention: reports

 

If you can't beat em', planarize em' and take credit cuz yer' a genius-- Thom Tillis Wanted to Kill Obamacare. Now He's Plagiarizing It. -- In 2014, the North Carolina Republican called Obamacare a “cancer.” Six years later, he’s copying the law for his own bill.

 

Flat-Earth, Gold Standard bearers on the March -- Budget hawks hatch plan to force constitutional convention

 

Tracking Hurricane Isaias' path

 

Firefighters look on as a smoke column collides with a thunderstorm cell near Susanville, California, July 21, 2020/photo CNN

Welcome Fire Season -- Over 7,000 people evacuated due to Apple Fire in Southern California -- Related: California firefighters brace for raging flames and a burgeoning pandemic

 

‘Rebuilding Paradise’ looks at emotional toll of deadly fire

 

Lake Tahoe’s fluctuating clarity worsens amid wet winter

 

Plug it in: Electric car charging station numbers are rising

 

Beachgoers enjoy the sunshine and sea on what is now Britain's hottest day of the year so far, in Brighton, England, Friday, July 31, 2020. Temperatures have reached 35C (95F) at London's Heathrow Airport. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Spain sets temperature records, UK sees hottest day of 2020

 

Tax hike on California millionaires would create 54% tax rate -- The California state legislature this week proposed a tax hike on the state’s highest earners to help pay for schools and services hurt by the pandemic. The proposal would raise taxes on California millionaires, and result in a top tax rate of nearly 54% for federal and state taxes for the highest earners. The plan follows proposals in New York state to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a widening budget deficit.

 

Will White People Forget About George Floyd? -- A parable embedded in The Maltese Falcon offers a cautionary tale.

 

The Table Stays White  -- A national discussion has erupted, again, over racism in food media. But that discussion is one part of the problem. -- Bureaucrats won't willingly give up power.

 

First Comes Police Reform. Then Comes Everything Else. -- Americans took to the streets to protest police brutality. But the need for systemic reform runs much deeper.

 

The Whiter, Richer School District Right Next Door -- Public schools’ dependence on local property taxes means some districts get isolated from the financial resources in their communities.

 

Denied -- Patients, doctors and experts speak out about how the "strong Black woman" stereotype and systemic racism affect Black women's access to quality health care — and how we can change it.

 

Bobbi Snethen, right, holds a sign during a protest caravan for Black Lives Matter on Friday, July 31, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between demonstrators and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Portland police declare unlawful assembly during protest -- Related: Portland protesters gather peacefully Thursday as federal officers depart

 

Nevada passes policing bills, including a ban on chokeholds

 

Florida sheriff rips Tampa Bay Rays tweet about Breonna Taylor

 

Healthcare provider severs ties with Mississippi prisons after Jay Z and Yo Gotti lawsuit

 

Trader Joe's, responding to demands to change its packaging, says the product labels aren't racist -- Okay, Trader JoeSan.

 

James Murdoch Quits News Corp. Board Over Editorial Content -- A principled power shift and grab.

 

'Madonna and the Bomb'/Headache Stencil

The revolution will be stencilised: 'Thailand's Banksy' won't back down -- Related: Headache Stencil’s work portrays Thai democracy as a game for the ruling elite

 

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 13 in Cameroon

 

Apple just announced a stock split. here’s what that means for investors

 

Another GOOP heard from -- All the problematic pseudoscience shared by Zac Efron's health guru and guests in his new Netflix show 'Down to Earth'

 

Hall-of-Fame country DJ Bill Mack dies of COVID-19 at age 88

 

 

Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' actor who appeared in Quaker Oats commercials, dies at 85

 

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[catalogrrr]

On 7/25/2020 at 10:38 AM, pearlite said:

We lost pretty much all our Canadian department stores [sniff]. We had Eatons, where my father worked and where the mother would take me on Fridays when she felt like it. And Simpsons, and Holt Renfrew, which is now foreign owned.

Hudsons Bay, the old fur trading empire is also in foreign ownership, and they're in the same group as Saks, Nordstrom, and so on. So instead of our own stores, we have Saks and Nordstrom, and the non-Canadian The Bay.

As a kid who grew up part of the time in a department store, I came to really love them. Now we've got pretty much nothing [sniff].

Oh, how I loved going to the restaurant at Simpsons. 8 year old me felt so sophisticated.

On 7/27/2020 at 10:39 AM, pearlite said:

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...

They closed the one in a Ottawa few years ago.

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Graffiti from Headache Stencil feed

 

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Covid-19 Tests Are in Short Supply. Should You Still Get One? 

 

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Sharing The Vaccine -- Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute talks to us about why it makes economic and political sense for the country that develops the vaccine first to share with everyone else.

 

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Fauci resists effort to turn testimony against protesters

 

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Coronavirus: The debate over reopening America’s schools -- All of Vox’s coverage on the complicated reopening of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. -- Related: On the First Day of School, an Indiana Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus

 

Flu may be "nonexistent this fall" due to COVID-19 hygiene measures, doctor says

 

Coronavirus outbreak reported at USC's fraternity row after 45 people test positive

 

Arrests Over Illicit Party Boat With 170 Guests Cruising Around N.Y.C.

 

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Japan's kabuki theatre resumes, socially distanced, after coronavirus hiatus

 

The NBA’s Uneasy Return Follows an Age-Old Script -- The league’s insulated relaunch in Florida amid the pandemic has a surprising antecedent. -- Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble

 

U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies

 

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns

 

Police in riot gear and shields block the street in Richmond, Virginia, on July 25/Eze Amos/Getty Images

We train police to be warriors and then send them out to be social workers -- The fatal mismatch at the heart of American policing.

 

How American police gear up to respond to protests

 

Ken Cuccinelli relaxed oversight of DHS intel office -- The No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security greenlit a move to reduce the role of an internal civil liberties watchdog in intelligence reports. -- Related: DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job ... and given a promotion.

 

The NYPD unit that snatched a protester off the street has been accosting people for years -- The plainclothes NYPD Warrant Squad that “kidnapped” a Black Lives Matter protester, explained.

 

Protests in the long term: How is a lasting legacy cemented?

 

'Everyone is going cray cray': TikTok users freak out over possible US ban -- Related: Is Sarah Cooper the Reason for the TikTok Ban?

 

'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

 

Explore your creativity. -- Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover.

 

Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas

 

A firefighter watches a brush fire at the Apple Fire in Banning, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Homes evacuated as Southern California wildfire grows

 

El Paso marks Walmart shooting anniversary amid pandemic

 

Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead

 

Snakes alive! Florida removes (gulp) 5,000 pythons from the Everglades

 

Another fake Pelosi video goes viral on Facebook -- Facebook's fact-checkers on Sunday labeled as "partly false" a video that it said was manipulated to make it appear as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drunk or drugged. The video had been circulating on Facebook since Thursday and by Sunday night had been viewed more than 2 million times.

 

At least 150 hospitalized due to salmonella outbreak in 48 states -- As of July 28, 938 cases have been reported, with at least 151 requiring hospitalization. -- Related: 38,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Have Been Recalled After Not Receiving Import Re-Inspection Into The U.S.

 

Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem? -- How Facebook decides which ads to display on your News Feed.

 

As the U.S. and China Wage a New Cold War, They Should Learn From the Last One

 

Elon Musk says ‘China rocks’ while the U.S. is full of ‘complacency and entitlement’ -- So says the Crown Prince of Entitlement. -- He also said that Tesla had received the least government assistance of any U.S. carmaker. -- Except for the TIF to build a Tesla truck factory in Texas.

 

'Indian Matchmaking' creator Smriti Mundhra welcomes backlash

 

Islamic State attack on Afghan prison, killing 21, rages on ... and so does our responsibility.

 

Ethiopians celebrate progress in building dam on Nile River -- No joy down river.

 

Plane overloaded with cocaine crashes on take-off, exposing alleged crime syndicate

 

U.S. Missionary With No Medical Training Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Center

 

He's probably been in more movies than any actor in history

 

Bowery, NYC

Lalibela: 11 churches, each sculpted out of a single block of stone 800 years ago -- In the northern highlands of Ethiopia stand 11 churches that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says were built by angels.

 

Alan Parker, Director of ‘Bugsy Malone,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dies at 76 -- Related: Alan Parker Was a Director Who Could Be Slick, Seductive…and an Artist

 

 

 

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A masked worker cleans a New York City subway entrance/Dina Litovsky photo for Redux

 

The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready? -- Duh.

 

How the Pandemic Defeated America  -- A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.

 

How the Coronavirus Became an American Catastrophe -- The death and economic damage sweeping the United States could have been avoided, if only we had started testing for the virus sooner.

 

How the Pandemic Will End  -- The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.

 

Huh -- Trump health official: Time to ‘move on’ from hydroxychloroquine -- Dr. Brett Giroir says the need is to find medicines that work. -- 11 cites were privately warned they must take "aggressive" action against coronavirus -- Related: Birx warns US is 'in a new phase' of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases

 

Defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small businesses

 

Resurgence of single-use plastics amid coronavirus crisis has environmentalists worried

 

Do You Recognize America Right Now?

 

The whole world is watching us

 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) walks off the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 29/© Andrew Harnik/AP 

Congress flails as coronavirus ravages the nation and the economy stalls

 

Data shows hundreds of businesses illegally denied paid sick leave during pandemic.

 

D.C. pastor tests positive for coronavirus, as health officials struggle to stop its spread

 

The pandemic is eating away at the illicit marijuana market -- Legal sales have boomed since March, though it’s hard to say how many customers previously bought from illegal dealers.

 

Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari says "fear" a major factor to declining consumer activity -- President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis projects if the U.S economy can grow, the country will be able to pay off its trillions of deficit spending -- No kidding.

 

Federal agents arrest a demonstrator during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore., on July 29, 2020/Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

Leaked audio: Lawyers praised 'beauty' of controversial protest-response tactics -- The recording, of a legal training session for federal law enforcement officers, alarmed some civil liberties advocates. -- Tonton Macoute's specialize in curb-stomping.

 

Lezley McSpadden Is Still Fighting -- Six years ago, her son Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson. The officer has faced no charges. -- Related: One Year After Mass Shooting, El Paso Residents Grapple With White Supremacy: ‘It Was There the Whole Time’

 

The Federal Government Once Again Double-Crossed Native People, This Time on the Death Penalty

 

A White filmmaker held up a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas, and here's what happened - Sen. Cotton had another gathering of the Klan, or he would have been humping the camera.

 

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

 

Critics want racist senator’s name stripped from Reno, Nevada park

 

A Vast Racial Gap in Death Penalty Cases, New Study Finds

 

Behind closed doors during one of John Roberts' most surprising years on the Supreme Court

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Is pulling US troops from Germany really a “gift to Russia”? -- Related: Op-ed: Keep your eyes on Russia for an August surprise of Putin’s making -- For all the legitimate focus on rising U.S.-Chinese tensions, this summer’s sleeper surprise for the West is more likely to emerge from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In the past, when matters have seemed sour for Moscow, Putin has turned to adventures abroad to solidify his domestic control. What’s difficult to predict is whether an August surprise — or one at any time ahead of U.S. elections in November — would grow more from Russia’s strength, its weakness, or more likely some combination of the two.

 

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Italy sees signs of hope in new Genoa bridge

 

The flavorful story of vanilla

 

In this frame grab from NASA TV, the SpaceX capsule splashes down Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. (NASA TV via AP)

SpaceX Crew Dragon makes historic 1st splashdown to return NASA astronauts home -- Bob and Doug are safely back on Earth.

 

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Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix to close in on Schumacher’s record

 

What We’ve Learned From the Newly Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents

 

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Greetings From Los Angeles ... 

 

Clorox becomes ‘it’ brand in world sheltered in place

 

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Stranded by virus, honeymooners hitch home on Antarctic boat

 

People walk on the flooded Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Isaias neared the Carolinas on Monday night, Aug. 3, 2020. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)

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40 people arrested in Austin during weekend protests

 

Judge drops one injunction against Robert E. Lee statue removal -- A second injunction is still in place as court hears case.

 

DOJ, FBI review of surveillance applications finds almost all errors are minor -- Only two of a total of 203 false statements or omissions were “material,” according to a court submission. -- We investigated ourselves and found hardly anything worth mentioning.

 

Trump Organization under investigation for 'insurance and bank fraud,' filing suggests -- The disclosure came in a federal court filing arguing that Trump should be forced to comply with a subpoena for his tax documents. -- Related: Prosecutor seeking taxes cite business probe

 

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Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire -- Related: The US ambassador to Brazil reportedly asked Brazilian officials for reelection "favor"

 

China won't allow a TikTok Smash and Grab by US

 

Op-Ed: Hong Kong is bracing for a new era of deadly repression

 

Firefighters work against the Apple Fire near Banning, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Vehicle malfunction sparked Southern California wildfire

 

Where’s Juan Carlos? Spain mulls former monarch’s future

 

Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai

 

Ex-teacher hopes to free Belarus from president’s iron fist

 

Silicon Valley is losing the battle against misinformation -- Investiture in what is most profitable. 

 

In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, an Australian Army helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, where three men were found, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, safe and healthy after missing for three days. The men were missing in the Micronesia archipelago east of the Philippines for nearly three days when their "SOS" sign was spotted by searchers on Australian and U.S. aircraft, the Australian defense department said. (Australian Defence Force via AP)

3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand

 

3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming, injuring up to 20 people

 

Ellen DeGeneres to return to host namesake show for 18th season -- "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," currently the subject of a probe by Warner Media after allegations of a toxic workplace culture, is slated to return to the airwaves Sept. 9.

 

This undated photo shows a bed with endive and beets growing together for autumn harvest in New Paltz, N.Y. Close planting of vegetables, with sufficient watering and fertility, not only gives bigger harvests but also shades out weeds. (Lee Reich via AP)

Gardening: How to reach a truce in the war with weeds

 

 

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The Covid-19 death toll: 'It is what it is'

 

‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million virus cases

 

COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in healthcare costs ahead

 

Texas Man's Obituary Lays Blames for COVID-19 Death

 

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What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection

 

Virus ravages poor California county along Mexican border

 

The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away -- No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world.

 

The Literature of Plagues Gives Us Words to Live By -- In dark times, we turn to stories in which history might be turned back. But it’s poetry and farce that will lead us through despair.

 

Wearing latex gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a bride and groom exchange rings during their wedding ceremony at the local Religious Affairs Office in Pamulang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 19, 2020. Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in. Many are desperate to work after the coronavirus put an abrupt end to their incomes and feel compelled to put on their masks, grab their cameras and hope for the best. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

The Latest: Bible camp tests positive for virus in Portland

 

Navaho Nation fears 2nd Covid-19 Wave

 

Judge rejects restrictions on coronavirus sick leave for employees

 

A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980.

 

Eli Lilly tests antibody drug to halt COVID-19 spread in U.S. nursing homes

 

COVID-19 measures could disrupt rare polio-like disease

 

In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Great American Race” will be the first without spectators, who showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year, even during the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans

 

Census Bureau to halt counting operation a month earlier than expected

 

House Oversight panel requests testimony from postmaster general amid mail delays

 

Kanye West submits petitions to appear on Arkansas ballot -- Related: Kanye West Is Trying to Get on the Ballot in Wisconsin

 

Tampa teenager accused in Twitter hack pleads not guilty

 

Seeking an Escape -- Why some people are withdrawing from mainstream society into “intentional communities”—and what the rest of the country can learn from them

 

Photographs by Adraint Khadafhi Bereal for The Atlantic

The Black Yearbook -- Photos from the University of Texas at Austin

 

Experts: Obstacles to charging police in Breonna Taylor case

 

Richmond is open to ideas for future of Confederate statues

 

Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer

 

The murder spike in big US cities, explained -- Murders are up in big cities this summer. Here are seven possible reasons why.

 

Judge sentences ex-MSU coach to jail in Nassar-related case

 

After revealing in a sermon that she is trans, a Baptist pastor is fired by the church  -- As Christian congregations grapple with LGBTQ acceptance, Junia Joplin hoped that candidly telling her story would help her keep her job.

 

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Its three reentry vehicles traveled 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of a developmental test. Officials say test launches are essential to sustaining the aging Minuteman 3 nuclear weapon system. (Senior Airman Hanah Abercrombie/U.S. Air Force via AP)

US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile -- Related: “The end of arms control as we know it” -- The last agreement limiting America’s and Russia’s nuclear arsenals is months away from expiring.

 

German laser tech company says gov’t blocks exports to China

Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage, injuries -- Related: Explosion rocks Beirut port

 

Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse -- Related: Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation

 

Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children -- The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are teaming up on a major new effort to help young Syrian refugee children, including a new Sesame show in Arabic.

 

King Felipe VI, Spain’s former king leaving country amid financial scandal -- Switzerland Bound: Adios, España: Former king leaves for undisclosed location

 

For the birds: Illustrator David Allen Sibley

 

Could gene therapy cure sickle cell anemia? -- An NIH clinical trial is ushering in a genetic revolution as an innovative type of gene therapy is used to attempt to cure sickle cell anemia. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

 

Sorry, boomers: millennials and younger are new US majority

 

This photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity shows Tiehm's buckwheat blooming at Rhyolite Ridge in the Silver Peak Range of Western Nevada on June 1, 2019. A botanist hired by a company planning to mine one of the most promising deposits of lithium in the world believes the rare desert wildflower at the Nevada site should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, a move that could jeopardize the project, new documents show. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

Associated Press Exclusive: Rare wildflower could jeopardize lithium mine

 

Once upon a time, there was cottagecore -- Meet the aesthetic where quarantine is romantic instead of terrifying. -- Or boring ... Shiplap gets its own network -- Chip, Joanna Gaines return to ‘Fixer Upper’ for new network

 

Gold in secret vault is traced to Hugo Chávez’s former nurse

 

John Hume, who worked to end N. Ireland violence, dies at 83

 

 

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Gaza City/MOHAMMED ABED/Getty Images

 

How to separate science from partisanship -- While BS increasingly appears clad in the trappings of stats and data graphics, one doesn't need an advanced degree in science or mathematics to see through it.

 

COVID-19 and children: Doctors see link between virus and neurological side effects -- Emerging research highlights a connection between COVID-19 and significant neurological effects in young brains.

 

Medical staff care for a critically ill COVID-19 patient at a hospital in early July/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The $1.9 Million Covid-19 Patient

 

Seven governors join deal in pursuit of first multistate coordinated testing strategy -- Because there is no federal mandate. -- Bipartisan State Testing Plan Reflects Fury at Inaction -- Governors, Rockefeller Foundation want at least 3 million kits. Republicans and Democrats seek more states to join the effort -- Related: Covid-19 testing czar says the government is doing all it can on tests. That's not what the experts say.

 

Pharmaceutical companies race to develop monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19

 

How Kodak went from photography pioneer to pharmaceutical producer

 

US obesity epidemic could undermine effectiveness of a Covid-19 vaccine

 

A man wearing a gas mask sits in a Moscow subway car on March 31/DIMITAR DILKOFF | Credit: AFP via Getty Images

Scientists say the coronavirus is airborne. Here’s what that means. -- The WHO says aerosol Covid-19 transmission “cannot be ruled out.” Let’s explain.

 

Canada's top doctor: Vaccine no 'silver bullet,' return to normal could be years away -- The warning is directed at a country that has shown more success than the United States in bringing the spread of the virus under control.

 

COVID-19 strikes Washington state farmworkers and swamps rural hospitals

 

No school opening waivers will be considered, L.A. County says, citing high COVID-19 rates -- Related: Second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school in Georgia

 

Coronavirus cases are climbing in Midwest states with previously low infections

 

Los Angeles poster/photo FREDERIC J. BROWN via Getty Images

 

FKA Twigs Launched a Pandemic Fundraiser for Sex Workers

 

Lawmakers embrace tenant protection as mass evictions loom

 

‘A global pandemic was not on the radar’: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on governing during coronavirus

 

Book excerpt: "The Virus In the Age of Madness"

 

U.S. Wants $11 Billion in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case -- Government filed claims for criminal and civil compensation. Purdue pushing $10 billion plan to wipe out opioid lawsuits -- Only $11 billion?

 

What is Chapter 15 bankruptcy? Here's what to know about the obscure protection Virgin Atlantic is seeking

 

New York Fed: Black-owned business hard hit by pandemic

 

This Thursday, June 6, 2019, photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk, in Washington. The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which would be a record for the quarter but down from the all-time high of $2.75 trillion in this year's second quarter. Treasury officials announced Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, that the government also plans to borrow $1.22 trillion in the October-December period. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US Treasury projects record Q3 borrowing of $947 billion

 

Become a Socialist With This CEO Pay Calculator -- Feel the burn.

 

Leaked police bodycam video shows new details of George Floyd's fatal arrest -- Related: Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd's final moments 

 

Documents show Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sought National Guard early -- Related: Only Texas and Florida spared cuts in funds for National Guard

 

How Portland’s Wall of Moms collapsed and was reborn under Black leadership -- After the organization’s leader was accused of being anti-Black, thousands of women left the group to join Moms United for Black Lives.

 

Louisville's top cops refuse to answer questions on Breonna Taylor case -- They walked out of a committee hearing on Monday, refusing to answer questions. -- The thin blue line ...

 

ARIANA DREHSLER/GETTY IMAGES

The Brutality Continues at the Southern Border -- The recent attention paid to the sudden appearance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on the streets of Portland should not blind us to this fact.

 

Husband of Los Angeles DA charged after allegedly pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters

 

Covid-19 is exposing inequalities in college sports. Now athletes are demanding change. -- Hundreds of athletes are threatening to skip the upcoming season, unless economic and racial issues are addressed.

 

TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface -- On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbing.

 

'Jesus Was White. Did He Have White Privilege?' -- Evangelical Author Roasted for Spreading the Gospel of Mayo Messiah -- Lord, save us from Your detractors.

 

 

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, census worker Ken Leonard wears a mask as he mans a U.S. Census walk-up counting site set up for Hunt County in Greenville, Texas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Worries about 2020 census’ accuracy grow with cut schedule

 

Military finds human remains, sunken tank off California

 

Missouri voters latest to approve Medicaid expansion

 

Weed is not good for your heart, studies say

 

Women in Hip-Hop Cannot Thrive While Misogynoir Exists -- The jokes about Megan Thee Stallion’s traumatic shooting sheds light on the bigger issue of misogynoir in hip-hop

 

Kenai: A wildlife refuge in name only?

 

4 bears hit by vehicles, 2 killed, in Yosemite National Park -- Related: New response team to help victims of Wyoming grizzly attacks

 

'Zombie cicadas' under the influence of a mind controlling fungus have returned to West Virginia

 

How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water -- Why 99 percent of Americans have these chemicals in their blood.

 

The Dark Virality of a Hollywood Blood-Harvesting Conspiracy -- A centuries-old anti-Semitic myth is spreading freely on far-right corners of social media—suggesting a new digital Dark Age has arrived.

 

A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020/© Hussein Malla/AP 

LIVE UPDATES Beirut explosion rocks Lebanon's capital city -- Related: Ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse linked to catastrophic Beirut explosion

 

Beirut blast death toll rises to 100 with more fatalities feared

 

People evacuate wounded after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Associated Press PHOTOS: Terror, death, devastation in Lebanon explosion

 

Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders have a plan to protect you from facial recognition -- New legislation would require that companies get your consent before taking your biometric data. -- Remember Pandora's box?

 

Other countries are copying Russian disinformation tactics, expert says: "It's easy for anyone to do"

 

Demise of Privacy Shield may be the end of U.S.-Europe data transfers -- Increasing restrictions on data worldwide are prompting companies to rethink how they do business

 

The Teenager Allegedly Behind the Twitter Hack and How He Did It

 

Inside the Courthouse Break-In Spree That Landed Two White-Hat Hackers in Jail -- When two men were hired to break into Iowa judicial buildings, they thought it was just another physical security audit—until they were charged with burglary.

 

There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore -- Members of Congress clearly don’t understand the tech companies they’re supposed to regulate. But neither does anyone else.

 

How TikTok went from lip-sync videos to geopolitics -- The app has become the international poster child for a rivalry between China and the U.S. that is increasingly playing out through technology.

 

Spanish republicans struggling to capitalize on former king’s exile -- King Juan Carlos I faces allegations of tax evasion and money laundering.

 

 

 

An image of Christ is in place in the ceiling of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 at the World Trade Center in New York. The original church was destroyed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The shrine is expected to open in 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Work resumes on church destroyed on 9/11

 

The surviving Hiroshima City Hall dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Hiroshima after 75 years: Walking the path of the atomic bomb

 

Few People in History Can Genuinely Be Called Peacemakers -- John Hume was one. He died over the weekend at 83 years old.

 

Tom Pollock: Smartest Guy In The Movie Business -- Vaya con Dios, Tom.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

Message from the Red Zone:

MIL Stunt is out of quarantine and on the move. She's still weak, with aches and pains, but refuses to stop moving. The stationary bike (1.18 miles), walking laps in the garden, a little swimming, and is walking toward the tennis courts. She's makes it 2 blocks and has to rest with a cane seat

 

Neighbors were a little surprised to have her sitting in front of their home, attended by FIL Stunt, but they got over it. After a breather, she walks back home, trying to go a little further every day. I need to call about her tennis rackets.

Last week PTA sent out a list of school supplies to the lunch students, and the supplies where delivered with the school lunches today. Not everyone needed everything on the list, so each bag was personalized to each student. Next weekend is a clothing and shoe drive. The city is still on the fence about schools reopening. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Thing 1 and 2 were emailed registration materials for fall semester; both will be studying online. Neither of them are very happy about it, but they know enough people down with The Corona, so cheek to jowl on campus isn't appealing. Thing 2's house mate is in the hospital with The Corona and is in rough shape -- House mate went to a beach party with about 60 other people and half of them are sick. Well done.

Mr. Stunt is busy with work and had to hire 6 more programmers. My job has turned into business on top, cutoffs on the bottom -- I'm wasting mascara on bureaucratic Skype meetings that are relentless. Tomorrow will be more of the same. Five of my employees that caught The Corona a few weeks back have returned to work; 6 more have been diagnosed and are in quarantine. 

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Toronto, Canada/Sticker by Bella Manu

 

One death every 80 seconds: The grim new toll of COVID-19 in America

 

A global how-to guide for avoiding a Covid-19 election disaster -- Foreign countries have shown it's possible to hold a successful election during the pandemic, but the U.S. faces unique challenges.

 

Dr. Birx warns 9 cities, California's central valley about increasing coronavirus cases

 

The Many Symptoms of Covid-19

 

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic? -- Related: Teachers Aren’t Sacrificial Lambs. No Essential Worker Is.

 

Viral photo of crowded Georgia high school hallway lacks context, superintendent says

 

Fauci says the length of time to get a Covid-19 test result is "totally unacceptable"

 

A woman walks inside an empty school that has remained closed for the past four months because of the coronavirus pandemic in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Schools in the disputed region reopened after six months in late February, after a strict lockdown that began in August 2019, when India scrapped the region’s semi-autonomous status. In March schools were shut again because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Associated Press PHOTOS: Kashmir schooling now more challenging with virus

 

U.S. to pay $1 billion for 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine candidate

 

Kodak is reportedly under SEC investigation after its stock price exploded more than 2,757%

 

People are dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC says -- Related: These unknown brands took over store shelves while Purell and Clorox disappeared

 

Things Are Going to Get So Much Worse

 

A growing side effect of the pandemic: Permanent job loss -- More jobs are disappearing for good, dashing hopes of a rapid economic rebound.

 

'We are no less American': Deaths pile up on Texas border

 

‘Death by structural poverty’: US south struggles against Covid-19

 

A man wearing a mask walks past Luna Park in the suburb of St Kilda during lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. People are allowed to exercise for one hour a day within a 5-kilometer radius of their house. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hot spot, announced on Monday that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

City streets drain of life in Australia’s toughest lockdown

 

'The economy is a bigger mess than Covid': Kentucky fears new shutdown

 

Virus lockdown shuts Kashmir year after India lifts autonomy

 

Florida's Elder-Care Facilities Buckle as Virus Deaths Climb

 

14 tech organizers and labor experts share their ideas for re-empowering American workers

 

Special Report: COVID opens new doors for China's gene giant

 

Weather experts issue most threatening hurricane forecast yet

 

Police arrest 2 in Portland as protests continue -- Related: Chief: Violent Portland protests detract from message 

 

Portland votes to ban facial recognition ahead of referendum -- Related: Organizer of homeless camp outside City Hall meets mayor

 

Minneapolis Push to 'Defund,' Overhaul Police Department Is Killed for Now

 

Georgia prosecutor asks court to revoke bond for former Atlanta policeman charged with murder -- Related: Former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks sues over firing

 

Memberships in Black gun clubs on the rise

 

© Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP 

WNBA players are so livid at Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a team owner, they’re backing her opponent

 

Hookers for Jesus wins fresh round of funding

 

Acting State Department Inspector General says he is leaving

 

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger -- Related: As Smoke Clears in Beirut, Shock Turns to Anger 

 

A Russian ship's cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years -- Related: A vast store of explosive material sat in Beirut for years despite repeated warnings

 

Literary Review:

• Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers
• Five high schoolers named National Student Poets
• Former adviser plans book on future of polarized America
• Sean Hannity removes 'gobbledygook' Latin motto from book cover -- Change was made after a classics student pointed out that the phrase on the original cover of Live Free or Die made no sense -- There's one person reading a book written by Sean Hannity.

 

US sending highest official to Taiwan since ties cut in 1979

 

Poland’s leader sworn in for 2nd term as critics stay away -- Related: Polish LGBT people leaving as post-vote mood grows hostile

 

PHOTOGRAPH: GALERIE BILDERWELT/GETTY IMAGES

Nuclear Tests Have Changed, but They Never Really Stopped -- 75 years after the first explosive nuclear tests, now outlawed, sophisticated virtual testing allows American physicists to understand these weapons better than ever.

Hiroshima 75th Anniversary: 

In a flash, a changed world -- It took just a few years to develop the first atomic weapon, and only weeks between the first test and its use in war. Seventy-five years later, humanity is still coming to grips with the results.

 

On atomic bomb anniversary, Hiroshima mayor is warning against ‘self-centered’ nationalism

 

Hiroshima survivors worry that world will forget

 

People with umbrellas cross a street as the city starts to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Reuters PICTURES - WED AUG 5, 2020 - Tropical Storm Isaias batters U.S. Northeast

 

Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram -- Related: Factbox: Facebook and TikTok's fraught history

 

The trade secret minefield: What workers risk when changing jobs

 

Working from home? You might owe income tax to two states

 

Poop scoop: Satellite images reveal Antarctic penguin haunts

 

Girl Scouts sex-abuse claim included in NY civil case flurry

 

Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies

 

When a man loves a woman ... Jason Momoa surprises Lisa Bonet by restoring her old Mustang

 

 

 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

A protestor in a Grim Reaper costume holds up a sign with the number 152K to represent the number of victims of the coronavirus in the U.S., as President Donald Trump's motorcade heads into his Trump National golf course, in Washington, August 2, 2020.  REUTERS/Cheriss May

 

Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S. -- At least 4,898,962 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 159,777 have died of the illness across the United States. COVID-19 CASES AS OF AUGUST 7, 2020, 12:45 A.M. (ET)

 

Reuters PICTURES - WED AUG 5, 2020 - Coronavirus rages across America

 

Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts

 

Early Coronavirus Vaccine Supplies Likely Won't Be Enough for Everyone at High Risk -- Related: Covid-19: lack of diversity threatens to undermine vaccine trials, experts warn -- Oxford and Moderna trials draw from strikingly white cohort, for a virus that has disproportionately affected people of colour

 

Exclusive: Fauci says regulators promise politics will not guide vaccine timing -- Related: Factbox: Fauci talks vaccine prospects in Reuters interview

 

 

U.S. governors' demand for federal COVID-19 aid in upcoming relief package

 

Georgia student suspended after posting a photo of a crowded school hallway says it was 'good and necessary trouble'

 

Coronavirus shutdown causes new risk at CDC: Legionnaire's disease

 

Data shows disproportionate number of non-white children are dying in US -- Related: CDC expects 2020 outbreak of life-threatening AFM in children -- Acute flaccid myelitis "is a medical emergency ..."

 

“It’s like we’re flying blind”: The US has a Covid-19 data problem

 

Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city’s virus newsletters

 

Photo CNN/Christophe Harbour, St, Kitts

Passports for purchase: How the elite get through a pandemic

 

It’s easier than ever to make hand sanitizer. But eased restrictions have come with consequences. -- Toxic chemicals and odd smells have plagued some new hand sanitizers, but the demand isn’t going anywhere.

 

Canadian pastor guilty of defying Myanmar’s coronavirus law

 

Missouri Expands Medicaid, Using Progressives’ New Tactic: Ballot Initiatives

 

'Nothing compares': Unemployment filings top 1 million for 20th straight week -- The unprecedented streak of jobless claims has shattered all previous records.

 

Photo Reuters Media

Pool sales skyrocket as consumers splash out on coronavirus cocoons

 

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal Of Cliven Bundy Case  <shakes head>

 

Austin, Texas/mottolese stencil

 

Black Lives Matter movement sparks 'collective awakening' on marijuana policies -- As racial justice protests swept the nation in June and July, some states and cities changed their cannabis regulations.

 

Seattle City Council Won’t Slash Police Budget, but OKs Cop Layoffs -- The vote signaled limited progress by the movement to defund police and reallocate the money to social services.

 

Portland mayor decries violent protesters

 

Portland’s Bigger Policing Problem Was Always Local

 

In this July 26, 2020, file photo, federal officers launch tear gas at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

 

Thai police arrest two leaders of student protests

 

'They killed us twice': finding loved ones at last among Syria's tortured dead

 

Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract to develop Syrian oil fields

 

Children rapidly deported from the United States strain Guatemalan shelters

 

Beirut, Lebanon, in aftermath of port explosion/© Maxim Grigoryev 

"The whole city is shattered": Lebanon's U.N. ambassador describes the aftermath of Beirut explosions -- Related: Lebanon was already in crisis. Then came the Beirut explosion. -- There’s a good chance the blast will make the spiraling economic situation worse — and potentially kick-start a widespread popular uprising.

 

Beirut's accidental cargo: how an unscheduled port visit led to disaster

 

‘We don’t seem to learn’: Beirut explosion echoes US tragedy

 

New York attorney general sues to shut down NRA, alleging 'brazen illegality' -- NY AG Letitia James alleges leaders used NRA as ‘personal piggy bank’. Lawsuit claims money helped to pay for trips and private jets -- Related: ‘I don’t trust them any more’: how the NRA became its own worst enemy

 

NRA lawsuit: who are the four leaders accused of corruption? -- Related: Power struggles and a 'personal piggy bank': what the NRA lawsuit alleges -- The 168-page filing from New York’s attorney general alleges a spendthrift group where dissent was not tolerated

 

Payments to Florida lobbyist flagged in lawsuit against NRA

 

The law of unintended consequences, or How Trickster God gives you exactly what you asked for ... Sen. Ron Wyden helped create the Big Tech industry. Now he wants to hold it accountable. -- The Senate’s biggest privacy hawk talks about Section 230 and sending Mark Zuckerberg to prison.

 

TikTok clone Instagram Reels is just one of the many times Facebook has copied its competitors -- Here’s a look at some of the most notable times Facebook has copied other social media upstarts.

 

Moo -- Devin Nunes Can’t Sue Esquire Over Report on Family Farm He Doesn’t Control, Judge Rules -- The offending article: Devin Nunes’s Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret

 

Mar-a-Lago: The price of the 'Winter Palace'

 

'Come clean' Spaniards demand, as hunt for ex-king continues

 

A nun on the radical possibilities of Christianity -- A conversation about love and suffering in Christianity.

 

Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects

 

Can nuclear war be morally justified?

 

Eureka Sound on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic is seen in a NASA Operation IceBridge survey picture taken March 25, 2014. Picture taken March 25, 2014. REUTERS/NASA/Michael Studinger/Handout/File Photo

Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses

 

Ketchup: A Fishy History

 

How a Cheese Goes Extinct

 

Everything at the grocery store is getting more expensive

 

Remember when Dolly Parton fully subverted the 'dumb blonde' cliché with her '80s excess styling?

 

 

Edited August 7, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[pearlite]

Well, it was inevitable...

 

[SweePea59]

On 7/27/2020 at 9:08 PM, 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 know this post is from a while back now, but I'm just catching up and I want to say I have never liked that awful movie and I always hold it against Jimmy Stewart.

It was David Peel's birthday this week. Here's a catchy oddity. Some techo musicians sped up his vocals and made a new song out of it and he got a gold record for it. Not my kind of music, but trippy nevertheless, and always good to expand your horizons.

 

[Cupid Stunt]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Grupo Acidum/Photo by artist

Prices For COVID-19 Vaccines Are Starting To Come Into Focus

 

Model projects nearly 300,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by December

 

A key ingredient for making a Covid-19 vaccine work: Adjuvant

 

Wearing A Mask Could Be Even More Important Than We Thought

 

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human T cell. Encounters with other coronaviruses may prime the immune system to fight the virus that causes Covid-19/© Science Source 

The Coronavirus Is New, but Your Immune System Might Still Recognize It

 

University of Minnesota turns natural killer cells against COVID-19

 

Pfizer to make Gilead's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir

 

Lawmakers are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to empower an independent panel of experts to review and sign off before a coronavirus vaccine is distributed to the general public

 

Most Americans Say State Governments Have Lifted COVID-19 Restrictions Too Quickly -- More attribute the rise in coronavirus cases to new infections, not just more testing

 

Legislative and Regulatory Steps for a National Covid-19 Testing Strategy

 

Anti-maskers explain themselves -- “If I’m going to get Covid and die from it, then so be it.” 

 

Dr. Deborah Birx’s defenders, and even her critics, say she is in a difficult spot, serving a mercurial president who has shown little regard for science/© Doug Mills/The New York Times 

With Old Allies Turning Against Her, Birx Presses On Against the Coronavirus

 

The Supreme Court Is Fine With Being Lied To, Apparently --  The court sides with Orange County administrators despite evidence they misrepresented the situation in a local jail. -- Related: Inside the federal prison where three out of every four inmates have tested positive for coronavirus

 

As coronavirus spreads through nation's jails and prisons, lawmakers demand more transparency on toll -- The virus is taking a severe toll on both prisoners and corrections officers. -- Related: 147 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison test positive for Covid-19

 

America is about to start online learning, Round 2. For millions of students, it won’t be any better. -- Related: We need to talk about what school closures mean for kids with disabilities

 

The pandemic is fueling the private tutoring industry -- As more families form pandemic learning pods, some are hiring private group tutors to assist with online learning or replace it entirely.

 

New York Is Positioned to Reopen Schools Safely, Health Experts Say

 

260 students and 8 teachers quarantined in Georgia school district after first week of school

 

Children walk back to school in Gaza after five-month shutdown

 

 

The controversial $600 unemployment aid debate, explained -- Related: Coronavirus relief talks collapse on Capitol Hill

 

Sen. McConnell insists liability protection needed against coronavirus lawsuits: CNBC interview -- Related: CNBC Excerpts: Senator Mitch McConnell Speaks with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street”

 

The U.S. economy is on the verge of a ‘lost year’

 

Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos sells Amazon shares worth $3.1 billion -- Related: Sen. Sanders proposes one-time tax that would cost Bezos $42.8 billion, Musk $27.5 billion -- The “Make Billionaires Pay Act” would impose a one-time 60% tax on wealth gains made by billionaires between March 18, 2020, and Jan. 1, 2021. The funds would be used to pay for out-of-pocket health-care expenses for all Americans for a year.

 

Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist -- Related: U.S. Postal Service chief warns of 'dire' finances, adopts manager hiring freeze

 

What's wrong with the United States Postal Service

 

Bikers and bikes pack the town of Sturgis, S.D., at the annual Sturgis Motorcyle Rally in 2018/© Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times 

‘Boxed Into a Corner,’ Sturgis Braces for Thousands to Attend Motorcycle Rally -- By your own inaction. -- Riders begin to gather in South Dakota for 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

 

Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C. -- The district is "likely an attractive target" for the boogaloo movement and other groups, the intelligence assessment warns.

 

Facebook disables coordinated network of accounts and pages originating in Romania and posing as conservative Americans

 

Masha Gessen on American politics after the death of “truth” -- “We can’t do politics if we can’t talk to one another.”

 

Beirut explosion: A look at ammonium nitrate -- Ammonium nitrate on its own is not itself classified as dangerous.

 

© Nathan Howard/Getty Images

How to identify the militarized Feds the Trump administration deployed to crackdown on protests

 

Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf: Federal officers in Portland 'are not the Gestapo, storm troopers or thugs'

 

Private prison company CoreCivic and communications company Securus Technologies illegally recorded attorney-client conversations

 

How cities can tackle violent crime without relying on police -- “Police are effective at reducing violence, but they aren’t the only ones who are effective.”

 

US Army esports team unbans commenters who asked about American war crimes

 

Syrian civil society organization, Kesh Malek campaign mural in solidarity with Sudanese unrest/April 2020 

 

Zimbabwe president vows to ‘flush out’ critics in clampdown -- Related: Zimbabwe reporter denied bail as government arrests critics

 

Three journalists of color resign from Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen videos

 

British Vogue's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful calls for more education after racial profiling incident

 

Jerry Falwell Jr. Taking Leave of Absence From Liberty University -- Related: Bob Jones University Student Reported Assault, Got Expelled for Drinking Alcohol

 

SpaceX, United Launch Alliance win major Pentagon launch contracts

 

The pandemic hasn’t stopped Native Hawaiians’ fight to protect Maunakea -- Despite the pandemic, protectors are still working to prevent the construction of a massive telescope.

 

Tired of Zoom calls? Company offers at-home hologram machines -- Not doing that.

 

People cool off at Nova Icaria beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

World's three hottest Julys happened in the last five years

 

NOAA Now Predicts Up To 25 Named Storms In The Atlantic Hurricane Season

 

How to drive fossil fuels out of the US economy, quickly -- The US has everything it needs to decarbonize by 2035.

 

Bike shorts are the official uniform of pandemic summer -- The infamously unflattering garment is cool again. Here’s how the impossible happened. -- And remains infamously unflattering.

 

10 Sneaky Reasons You're Always Overpaying For Wine -- These common myths and misconceptions may be tricking you into spending more than you should on a bottle.

 

Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

 

How Ellen DeGeneres’s facade of kindness crumbled -- Ellen DeGeneres built her career on being nice. Now that’s in jeopardy. -- Related: Good Memories of Ellen Degeneres Can't Erase Other People's Realities -- We could all use a reminder that having a favorite memory of someone doesn't void the stories of others.

 

How an arrest upended filming of ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’

 

Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said there were ‘no flags' raised when hiring allegedly abusive coaches

 

 

 

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COVID-19 mask guidance in America has evolved, but rejecting science isn't the answer -- Doctors aren't infallible, but our commitment and ability to constantly learn and update our findings highlights precisely why science is so valuable. -- Related: Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective

 

Health officials ramp up effort to convince public that vaccine decisions will be based on science, not politics

 

Promising Covid-19 treatment offers test run for vaccine distribution

 

97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction

 

Gender pay gap may not close "for more than 100 years" for Black and Latina women, and pandemic could make it worse

 

Entire Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals series postponed after more positive tests

 

In this Sunday, June 14, 2020, file photo, hand sanitizer is squirted into a worshiper's hands as they enter for a Sunday Mass at a church in Paterson, N.J. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help stop the coronavirus from spreading, but drinking the products turned out to be deadly for four people in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

4 US deaths tied to methanol-based hand sanitizers

 

US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

 

Coronavirus relief favors white households, leaving many people of color at risk of being evicted -- Renters miss out on federal aid while communities prep for hurricanes and ongoing pandemic -- Housing advocates say the only way to ensure people can stay in their homes is to provide rental assistance payments.

 

A party on Lake Okoboji in the Great Lakes region of Iowa over July Fourth weekend/Photo by David Thoreson

How an Iowa summer resort region became a Covid-19 hot spot  -- A medical anthropologist on why the coronavirus response is so controversial in her hometown.

 

How coronavirus devastated Texas’s vulnerable borderlands -- The pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals in the state’s lowest-income, primarily Hispanic communities.

 

The reality of the US jobs rebound: Part-time work and less pay -- Related: US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage

 

Virus causing financial pain even for people still working

 

The pandemic is an extraordinary opportunity to reform US education -- We should allow kids to take a gap year and waive standardized testing before it’s too late.

 

A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later  -- Kids who were treated for intestinal worms in 1999 earn far more now than kids who weren’t.

 

Judge rejects pharmacy chains’ bid to toss opioid suits

 

Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis draws thousands

 

Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows

 

Lebanon PM calls for early elections to quell unrest over deadly Beirut blast -- Protesters demand leaders resign, clash with security forces near parliament

 

After Beirut Explosion, Protests Erupt as Lebanon's Anger Boils Over

 

No One Knows How Many Beirut Ports There Might Be in America -- Ammonium nitrate, the chemical that decimated the Lebanese capital, is largely unregulated and untracked across the United States.

 

Austin, Texas/Subterranean Homesick Blues

The very American conflict between liberty and lockdown

 

The Unraveling of America -- Anthropologist Wade Davis on how COVID-19 signals the end of the American era

 

New book highlights the four "Recurring Crises" of U.S. democracy -- A new book from two seasoned political writers is taking a look at what they say are the "four threats" to American democracy, and examines how these issues spiked alarmingly at different points in U.S. history. Jeff Glor spoke to authors Suzanne Mettler and Robert Lieberman about "Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy."

 

Richmond, Virginia statue of  of Confederate General Robert E. Lee/Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images

The Black, Millennial Mayor Who Tore Down His City’s White Monuments -- Under pressure from protesters in the former capital of the Confederacy, Levar Stoney bucked tradition and preempted state law to remove a street of statues, putting his reputation and reelection prospects on the line

 

Portland protesters cause mayhem again, police officer hurt -- Related: Oregon trooper injured, 24 arrested in Portland protests

 

New York activist turned himself in Saturday after standoff with police on Friday ended in no arrest

 

After a White man repeatedly erased girl's 'Black Lives Matter' chalk drawing in front of her home, neighbors stepped in to show support

 

Utah Black Lives Matter Protesters Could Face Life in Prison Due to Gang Enhancement Added to Their Criminal Mischief Charges

 

The Police Lie. All the Time. Can Anything Stop Them? -- Would the criminal justice system collapse if cops were forced to tell the truth?

 

In this Saturday, July 25, 2020, file photo, the words "I can't breathe" are flashed on a wall during a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland, Ore. State legislatures across the U.S. are pushing an array of policing reforms after the demonstrations related to the death of George Floyd last spring, from banning chokeholds to making it easier to hold officers legally accountable for their actions. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

States race to pass policing reforms after Floyd’s death -- Related: California eyes 11 police reforms after George Floyd’s death

 

Three of Bon Appétit's Most Popular Stars Are Leaving Video After Being Offered Unfair Contracts

 

Nazi or Nah? Oakland A's Coach Apologies for 'Unintentional' Salute ...  now we get what we always do when circumstances such as these occur: a forced apology.

 

H&M Group Apologizes Again for Racial Insensitivity, This Time Involving The N-Word and a Beanie

 

UK military asked to help stem Channel migrant crossings -- Related: UK names ‘Channel threat commander’ as boat crossings surge

 

Remains recovered after California Marine tank sinks

 

Wait, are we *still* trying to buy Greenland? -- Related: And why ... Greenland’s growing strategic value is linked tightly to new North Atlantic shipping lanes opening up due to melting polar ice caps. Its largely ice-capped land mass is also rich in untapped natural resources.

 

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

 

In this satellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, an aerial view of the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius. The prime minister of Mauritius says the government is appealing to France for help with a brewing environmental disaster after a ship that ran aground almost two weeks ago off the Indian Ocean island nation began leaking oil. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said Friday that the leak “represents a danger for Mauritius" and that his country doesn’t have the skills and expertise to refloat stranded ships. ( 2020 Maxar Technologies. via AP)

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel -- Related: Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship

 

Supporters want convicted Honduran money launderer for president

 

The Wisdom Project -- Applying to one's life the wisdom and philosophy found everywhere, from ancient texts to pop culture,

 

Their mail was not delivered for days. Now these Minneapolis residents are worried about their votes counting.

 

A rural New York county has adopted one of the most progressive trans prison policies in the US -- Advocates hope the new policy will serve as a model for other jurisdictions.

 

NRA dissidents cautiously welcome lawsuit, see overhaul as long overdue -- Related: The NRA Might Be Weakened. Gun Rights Voters Are Not.

 

Japan's mysterious 'Dragon Eye' lake

 

How SpaceX and NASA overcame a bitter culture clash to bring back US astronaut launches

 

Canned wine surges in popularity and shakes up the industry -- Sales of canned wine surged in the last year, and its rising popularity has caught the attention of more traditional players in the wine industry. Dana Jacobson speaks to two very different winemakers about how they reached the same conclusion that canned wine was the way to go, and what the reception has been.

 

Easy Food Storage Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget

 

Eminent scholar of early U.S., Bernard Bailyn, dies at 97

 

 

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[Cupid Stunt]

Montreal, Quebec/Ashop Street artists celebrate the completion of their large-scale mural of the Madonna, in the style of the piece from the works of Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha

 

More than 97,000 children tested positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks of July, report says -- The United States went from 4 million to 5 million positive Covid-19 cases in 17 days.

 

Stephen Hahn, F.D.A. Chief, Is Caught Between Scientists and the Boss

 

The way forward: How experts would clean up our COVID nightmare if they were in charge -- Pandemic preparedness has to be as prioritized as national security.

 

Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die -- Which is too bad because we really need to understand how the immune system reacts to the coronavirus. -- Related: Forty percent of people with coronavirus infections have no symptoms. Might they be the key to ending the pandemic?

 

How to stop the COVID-19 pandemic? Harvard doc says cheap tests are the answer. -- Related: Bill Gates is spending $150 million to try to make a coronavirus vaccine as cheap as $3 -- Pay more attention to what Gates is doing overseas than what he’s saying about the United States.

 

School reopenings are being touted as good for students' well-being, but that's wrong -- The normalcy and socialization that advocates of in-person schooling yearn for can’t be provided while an epidemic rages. Instead, anxiety and distress are more likely.

 

School buses carry children across the vast Navajo Nation south of Rock Point on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Ariz., on Dec. 5, 2002 -- David McNew/Getty Images file

Federal agency to reopen 53 Native American schools despite coronavirus fears -- "Life is what is important right now. I wouldn't take that risk. I just wouldn't," one Bureau of Indian Education educator told the agency in mid-July.

 

Georgia school seen in photo of a crowded hallway will briefly move to online learning after reporting 9 cases of Covid-19 -- Related: Teen who shared photo of packed high school hallway says she's receiving threats

 

They thought COVID-19 was a hoax, until they got sick -- “The mindset that people have is that it’s not real until it gets close to home."

 

California pastor threatens to defy coronavirus order as Georgia reports youngest fatality -- A 7-year-old boy in Georgia who had no underlying health conditions had a seizure in the shower and was rushed to an emergency room. He later died at the hospital.

 

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally draws large crowds as the U.S. tops 5 million coronavirus cases -- Large crowds of motorcyclists converged in South Dakota at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as the U.S. topped 5 million coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, a Utah man says the community is honoring his father who passed away Friday after contracting the coronavirus at a family gathering in June. David Begnaud reports. -- Related: 60% of Sturgis residents were against a motorcycle rally that brings in thousands but the city approved it. Here's why

 

U.S. engine plant employees claim workplace is rife with COVID-19 safety issues -- A U.S. engine manufacturer is at the center of a CBS News investigation after some employees allege the company was not taking proper safety precautions against the coronavirus, including not telling workers a colleague "passed out on the job" and claiming that managers rarely wore masks. The company told CBS News it was following CDC guidelines. Nancy Cordes reports on the investigation.

 

Inside the Wuhan lab at the center of the coronavirus storm -- NBC News was given access to the facility studying the highest-risk infectious agents, including those that are believed to have originated in bats.

 

Small farmers left behind in Trump administration's COVID-19 relief package -- The uneven distribution of funds is stark. The top 10 percent got over 60 percent of the pot, while the bottom 10 percent got just 0.26 percent.

 

Failure wasn't an option on coronavirus aid. It was the only option. -- Analysis: There was no political incentive — other than public need — for the White House and Congress to reach a deal. So they didn't. -- Related: Breaking down the executive actions on coronavirus relief

 

Here’s what is actually in the four Covid-19 executive orders

 

 

Many of Beirut's heritage buildings had already been damaged by 15 years of civil war and decades of government neglect. The August 4 blast finished the job/© PATRICK BAZ

Desecrated: blast leaves old Beirut's heritage gems in ruins

 

'They are not just numbers': Missing Beirut silo worker's family clings to hope

 

In Pictures: Lebanese Creatives’ Studios Before and After the Explosions

 

Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup and two ministers quit

 

World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut

 

A general view shows the damage following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Bader Helal

Reuters PICTURES - FRI AUG 7, 2020 - Aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut

 

Sunday Journal: Aftermath of Beirut blast -- The death toll continues to climb from the horrific explosion in Beirut Tuesday that leveled much of the Lebanese city's port area and left a quarter-million people homeless. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.

 

Afghanistan to release 400 'hard-core' Taliban prisoners in bid for peace

 

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy media group, arrest founder Jimmy Lai

 

National security adviser warns countries of "severe consequences" for election interference -- Related: China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien

 

They might not win, but 3 women are 'giving hope' to Belarus with an unlikely presidential bid -- "I am not in politics for power. I am in it for justice," said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who is running against Belarusian president Alexander Lukaschenko.

 

What facial recognition steals from us -- A video explainer on the technology that’s changing the meaning of the human face

 

Sensitive to claims of bias, Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages -- According to internal discussions, Facebook removed "strikes" so that conservative pages were not penalized for violations of misinformation policies.

 

How QAnon and Pizzagate Conspiracy Theorists Got a ‘Trolls’ Doll Pulled From Stores -- A rumor about a doll from the ‘Trolls’ franchise is a master class in how conspiracy theories spread

 

What Is MasterClass Actually Selling? -- The ads are everywhere. You can learn to serve like Serena Williams or write like Margaret Atwood. But what MasterClass really delivers is something altogether different.

 

Demonstrators kneel in a moment of silence outside the Long Beach, Calif., Police Department during a protest in May over the death of George Floyd -- Ashley Landis/AP file

How George Floyd's death ignited a racial reckoning that shows no signs of slowing down

 

Black Americans fighting for equality on the frontlines of the Black Lives Matter protests explain what the movement means to them

 

A historical reckoning for the global slave trade

 

Black people in Portland struggle to be heard amid protests

 

Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices

 

'Their tactics are fascistic’: Barr slams Black Lives Matter, accuses the left of ‘tearing down the system’

 

This is what happens when the liberal WNBA and Sen. Kelly Loeffler collide

 

Louisville police crack down on protest caravans

 

Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sports -- Related: Missouri town divided by move to change its ‘Savages’ mascot

 

Amid a racial reckoning, teachers are reconsidering how history is taught -- "There's a decided push for us to really begin to re-examine our own biases and how we approach things in our classroom," one educator said.

 

What to Do About William Faulkner -- A white man of the Jim Crow South, he couldn’t escape the burden of race, yet derived creative force from it.

 

Squirrel! -- How to squirrel-proof the power grid -- The microgrid would make the power grid more resilient to storms — and squirrels.

 

Bison, wild horses bring biodiversity to ex-army base

 

A police dog found a missing mom and her baby during its first shift on the force -- Good dog!

 

Ecuador navy surveils huge Chinese fishing fleet near Galapagos

 

Missouri authorities work to capture 2 escaped chimpanzees

 

Saving the giant panda from extinction -- 60 Minutes Overtime: Giant pandas: What does it take to raise a baby panda in captivity?

 

Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed

 

'Everything is gone.' Flooding in China ruins farmers and risks rising food prices

 

India to ban imports of 101 items of military equipment

 

How to Show Kids the Joy of Reading -- Deloris Fowler had seen educational reforms come and go. Then one of them surprised her.

 

Eurovision Song Contest is coming to America

 

 

 

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[peacheslatour]

Where is Anna Yolei? Is she deployed again?

[SweePea59]

On 8/9/2020 at 11:32 AM, Cupid Stunt said:

 

 

Sorry, but I have to say, this icon sucks. I couldn't tell what it was at first even knowing it was supposed to be a face mask. I should design a better one.

[SweePea59]

6 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Where is Anna Yolei? Is she deployed again?

Has anyone been to the B&B board lately? That's a good place to look for her.

 

[Snaporaz]

11 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Where is Anna Yolei? Is she deployed again?

 

4 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

Has anyone been to the B&B board lately? That's a good place to look for her.

 

Yeah, she posts there often.  I got the impression that she's a Navy vet, so I don't think she gets deployed anymore.   

[jewel21]

FYI, I used to pass that mural every day on my way to work at the physio place. Imagine my surprise to see it posted here by Cupid, lol. 

[Cupid Stunt]

Shuttered shops line Windward Avenue in Venice, California/@latimes

 

Global coronavirus cases hit 20 million: Reuters tally

 

Dr. Fauci to David Muir: US in for ‘difficult time’ if COVID-19, flu outbreaks converge -- Related: Dr. Fauci tells Americans to be mindful of these important limitations about any future coronavirus vaccine -- ‘You must never abandon the public-health approach,’ Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a live streamed Q&A

 

Performative masculinity is making American men sick -- Related: Wearing a neck gaiter may be worse than no mask at all, researchers find

 

Could massive numbers of nursing home deaths have been prevented? -- California’s Veterans Affairs Department is one system that has dramatically reduced death rates through organization, access to PPE and full staffing.

Coronavirus updates: Russia becomes 1st country to approve COVID-19 vaccine, Putin's daughter given it -- Related: Company accused of saying product could lower COVID-19 risk

 

In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides

 

China's Sinopharm starts Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Bahrain

 

Gilead seeks U.S. approval for COVID-19 treatment remdesivir

 

Ahiki Acres, an organic farm on Oahu, Hawaii, usually sells to restaurants and farmers markets. When those markets collapsed because of the coronavirus, the farm began selling its fruit and vegetables online/Haley Miyaoka

Small farmers left behind in COVID-19 relief package -- The uneven distribution of funds is stark. The top 10 percent got over 60 percent of the pot, while the bottom 10 percent got just 0.26 percent.

 

Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash

 

Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries -- Related: This California school is open, 'learning as we go.' Is it a model or a mistake?

 

DeVos publicly absent as critical decisions are made on public school reopenings

 

Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt

 

Pandemic wrecks global Class of 2020′s hopes for first job

 

Gone for good? Evidence signals many jobs aren’t coming back

 

Parts and a model of a mask is displayed in the Israeli jewelry company Yvel in Motza near Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1. 5 million. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli jeweler makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask

 

The Good (But Not Great) News About T-Cells and Herd Immunity

 

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Senate Is America’s Most Structurally Racist Institution

 

Want to fix policing? Start with a better 911 system. -- “911 call takers are gatekeepers for the entire criminal justice system. We need to start treating them that way.”

 

Michael Brown's Father Honors 6-Year Anniversary of Son's Death by Attending Memorial for Breonna Taylor

 

The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher  -- Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere.

 

Voter registration surged during BLM protests, study finds

 

A white person and a Black person vote by mail in the same state. Whose ballot is more likely to be rejected? -- The changes states are scrambling to make ahead of November to help protect voters from COVID-19 could disproportionately disenfranchise people of color. 

 

Portland police arrest a hate crime survivor and Wall of Moms organizer in crackdown

 

Seattle police chief retires after vote to trim up to 100 cops, $3 million from the force

 

Hundreds ransack downtown Chicago businesses after shooting

 

Extreme poverty rises and a generation sees future slip away

 

QAnon groups have millions of members on Facebook, documents show -- The preliminary results of an investigation by Facebook shed new light on the scope of activity and content from the QAnon community on the platform.

 

People hold posters that read: "I am, We are Sergei Furgal, Sergei Furgal our Governor", during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, in Khabarovsk, 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Thousands of demonstrators have again gathered in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the region's governor a month ago. Sergei Furgal was arrested on suspicion of involvement in murders and taken to jail in Moscow. The estimated 3,000 demonstrators in Khabarovsk protested the charges and want him returned to the city for trial. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)

New protests held against arrest of popular Russian governor

 

Conservatives Favorite East European Dictator -- Protester dies in clashes after disputed Belarus vote -- Related: Belarusian election fallout: Opposition leader flees country amid protests -- “I know many people will understand me, many will judge me and many will hate me,” Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya said as protests roiled Belarus.

 

How a homemaker with no political experience took on Europe’s longest-serving dictator -- Svetlana Tikhanovskaya became a symbol for the democratic future Belarus could have, not the autocratic one it has now.

 

Fireworks thrown by anti-government protesters explode over Riot Police during clashes near the parliament building following last Tuesday's massive explosion in the seaport which devastated Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast, public anger

 

Special Report: Lebanon’s power struggle and why a failing state can’t get the lights on

 

 

The man Google loves to hate -- Mississippi’s former AG waged a nine-year battle with Google that prompted the company to take him to court — provoking states that are now pursuing a potentially devastating lawsuit.

 

Kodak's federal loan in doubt after agency cites 'serious concerns' -- Related: Potential Kodak deal paused until ‘allegations are cleared’

 

German authorities conduct raids in money laundering probe

 

Treasure-hunter finds 3,000-year-old hoard in Scotland

 

We Leave the Milkweed Standing as a Monument to a Vanishing World -- The Monarch butterfly is in great peril. -- Related:  Save Our Monarchs

Meet 'Mad Hatterpillar,' the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense

 

This pitch-black fish of the deep has a disappearing act scientists just solved

 

The global coffee crisis is coming  -- It’s getting harder and harder to grow coffee.

 

Antonio Canova’s Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1804) at Italy’s Antonio Canova Museum/photo WIKIMEDIA COMMONS // CC BY-SA 4.0

Austrian tourist damages 200-year-old Italian sculpture while posing for a photo -- Related: 8 Times People Ruined Priceless Works of Art

 

McDonald’s sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships

 

Simon shares jump on reported talks with Amazon. But converting stores to warehouses may face hurdles

 

Daisy Coleman's Death Lays Bare the Myth of 'Surviving'

 

Italy’s pioneering comic actor, Franca Valeri, dies at 100

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

21 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

Sorry, but I have to say, this icon sucks. I couldn't tell what it was at first even knowing it was supposed to be a face mask. I should design a better one.

It is hideous, and a not so subtle reminder to wear a mask. The stations in my division are using these to remind employees and visitors that masks are required in all office and work areas.

13 hours ago, jewel21 said:

FYI, I used to pass that mural every day on my way to work at the physio place. Imagine my surprise to see it posted here by Cupid, lol. 

It's a small world, jewel. How fortunate you had the opportunity to walk by the mural on your way to work. I thought the Mucha-inspired street at was very beautiful. 

Are you back at work?

[Cupid Stunt]

 

Hi BradyBunchFan!

[boes]

2 hours ago, BradyBunchFan said:

Bindi Irwin announces her pregnancy, five months after her wedding

And she is??????

[peacheslatour]

8 minutes ago, boes said:

And she is??????

Her dad was the beloved Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. He died in 2006 after he took his insane death wish to the Great Barrier Reef and was stung in the heart by a stingray.

[Cupid Stunt]

11 minutes ago, boes said:

And she is??????

Steve Irwin's daughter.

"The Crocodile Hunter",

[Capricasix]

I follow Bindi and Robert Irwin on Instagram, and they seem like a really sweet, loving family ❤️ And holy sh*t, does Robert ever look like Steve!

[jewel21]

5 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

It is hideous, and a not so subtle reminder to wear a mask. The stations in my division are using these to remind employees and visitors that masks are required in all office and work areas.

It's a small world, jewel. How fortunate you had the opportunity to walk by the mural on your way to work. I thought the Mucha-inspired street at was very beautiful. 

Are you back at work?

The physio place. despite being open since June 1, has not called me back. The eye place has decided to stay closed until at least the end of August. 

I've been working since mid-June at the dental clinic near my house with the crazy dentist. Thanks to Covid he's no longer touchy-feely but he never shuts up and is super unprofessional. But it's a pretty good paycheck, and it's a 15-20 walk from my house so I don't need a bus pass and I start at 10 AM.

[Cupid Stunt]

Photo Greensboro News and Record

Three of ten Americans laid off in coronavirus crisis worried about food, shelter: Reuters/Ipsos poll

 

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People attend a concert Sunday at the Full Throttle Saloon during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. Health authorities are concerned about the potential for spread of the coronavirus/© Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images  

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People wearing masks sit out at a book store on May 11, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea/Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly"

 

Colorado Springs officer suspended after investigation finds he posted "Kill them all" on protest livestream

 

Federal report highlights key ways to prevent school attacks

 

In this January 2012 file photo, a UH-1N Huey aircraft elevates after taking off near Catania, Italy.

Military helicopter shot at over Virginia, injuring a crew member

 

As tensions rise in Asia Pacific, South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier ... complete with US-made fighter jets

 

After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken

 

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Mauritius says almost all oil removed from damaged Japanese ship

 

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Drier than the Sahara: heatwave fans fire risk for French farmers

 

Dolphin stampede greets Southern California whale watchers

 

 

[deirdra]

On 6/24/2020 at 9:31 AM, geauxaway said:

Did you have a Davenport?  🤣

Older Canadians prefer the term Chesterfield, as Davenport was a US company, though my grandmother started calling her chesterfield a davenport after moving to the US, to sound hip, I presume.

Edited August 12, 2020 by deirdra

[SweePea59]

I binged on those twins and their First Time Listening vids the other night. So cute. 

[Cupid Stunt]

1 hour ago, SweePea59 said:

I binged on those twins and their First Time Listening vids the other night. So cute. 

'Never seen someone drop a beat 3 minutes into a song before!' -- And everyone 40+ years old were head bobbing to the slight r***** before the  crescendo ... That's what so great about classic, old school bands that didn't play to a click (computer-editing), but learned their craft live. They developed tempo, allowing songs to breath -- The delay (r*****) sets up the stereo spread as it detonates the aggressive drum riff punctuating the lyrics.

The Twins are a lot of fun. I messaged they should check out anything recorded with drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Earthworks, Duos and 100s of session recordings), one of the greatest Fusion drummers ever. 

[bannana]

8 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

White People Problems -- Ben Shapiro Stumped by Wet Pussy

 

Hee hee hee!!!

[Cupid Stunt]

Cincinnati, Ohio/Stencil by Vanqo

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Coronavirus live updates: U.S. has most deaths in 1 day since May; Calif. 'turning the corner'; Florida to begin Disney World cast testing

 

The CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed

 

Will the Coronavirus Cancel Halloween? -- NOOOOOO!

 

Chinese officials say chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19

 

Nina Banks of Bucknell University notes the pay gap is “particularly distressing” because, in comparison to women of other races, Black women have always had higher labor force participation rates  /Chelsea Stahl/NBC News; Getty Images

How the pandemic will affect Black Women's Equal Pay Day for years to come -- Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. Here's how the recession will affect the pay gap even further.

 

South Dakota Gov. Noem to build security fence around residence -- To keep her in? >.< -- The governor has come under fire for her handling of coronavirus.

 

A new anti-obesity coronavirus campaign is a nightmare for eating disorder sufferers

 

The American Carceral State Was an Abomination Even Without Epidemic Disease

 

Who Is Paying for the Move to Virtual Schooling? Not the Department of Education -- Related: Analysis: Ventilation should be part of the conversation on school reopening. Why isn’t it?

 

New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy

 

Florida sheriff orders deputies not to wear masks, bans civilians in masks from office -- "Now, I can already hear the whining and just so you know I did not make this decision easily," Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said in a memo to staff.  O_o

 

What’s keeping Washington from a virus deal, explained

 

The Old Market House is a registered historical building that has been in Louisville since 1795/Photo Louisville Historical Society

A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia's first capital

 

Rev. William Barber II: 'Poor People's Campaign' aims to use study to draw attention to the issues of poverty

 

When three teens were allegedly threatened by an armed man, the responding officers turned their guns on them, mother says

 

Being Black on Stage -- Three of musical theater’s biggest stars pull back the curtain on the rampant tokenism and racism in the industry.

 

The American dream while Black: ‘Locked in a vicious cycle' -- Homeownership is supposed to be the gateway to the American dream. Black Americans have been denied access.

 

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How social justice slideshows took over Instagram -- PowerPoint activism is everywhere on Instagram. Why do these posts look so familiar?

 

 A protester leads a crowd of demonstrators toward the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Lawsuits Filed Against Minneapolis, State Officials On Behalf Of Journalists, Protesters After George Floyd’s Death

 

Park named after police chief who threw Jackie Robinson out of a game in 1946 is renamed

 

Lawyer: LA deputies need to be held accountable for tactics

 

Glenn Robinson III on life inside the NBA 'bubble' and fighting for social justice

 

UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants crossing Channel

 

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Widower installs wax statue of late wife in dream home she tragically never got to see

 

Screen grab from Seinfeld 'The Shower Head' TV episode, 1996

The US Department of Energy on Wednesday released a proposal to roll back water efficiency standards for showerheads,

 

$8 million in drugs seized in largest heroin bust in Georgia's history, officials say

 

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The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explained

 

Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say

 

Stencil by FUKT

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Bernice Sandler: The Godmother of Title IX

 

Texas clinics say later abortions rose after state's temporary ban -- “It’s infuriating because you can't just turn on and off health care,” a Dallas clinic's co-medical director said. -- Tick tock, morons.

 

3 men believed to be connected to R. Kelly charged with trying to harass, threaten and bribe alleged victims

 

Prosecutors ask to lock up wannabe CIA operative for continuing a fraud scheme

 

QAnon is the one conspiracy theory to rule them all -- Related: What is QAnon? How the conspiracy theory gained traction

 

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Postal service changes pose threat, says former USPS deputy -- USPS faces a financial crisis and every postmaster general is interested in cost savings and efficiency, Stroman said, but the question was how to balance those changes with the public’s needs.

 

DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Armed people enter offices of Russian-owned firm in Belarus capital amid election unrest -- A spokesperson for the company told NBC News it was "looking into the situation." <cough>

 

U.S. Says Iran Forces Boarded Tanker in International Waters -- Iranian special forces said to board tanker in Gulf of Oman. Incident may worsen tension between U.S. and Islamic Republic.

 

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A forest fire in Altamira, in Brazil’s Pará state. President Jair Bolsonaro has rejected help from G-7 members/Photo Associated Press File

Brazil experiences worst start to Amazon fire season for 10 years -- Over 10,000 blazes seen so far in August, with response of President Bolsonaro condemned as ineffective ... being that the fires happen to work for his backer's benefit and Bolsonaro's future political prospects.

 

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Alonso confident in team prep for another Indy 500 attempt

 

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Meat prices are finally falling — except for hot dogs -- Everything except the squeal!

 

 

 

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DAVID SIMCOX/NATIONAL TRUST/PA

'Extinct' large blue butterfly successfully reintroduced to UK

 

 *I'm on a Jazz jones

 

 

 

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White People Problems -- Ben Shapiro Stumped by Wet Pussy

10 hours ago, bannana said:

Hee hee hee!!!

 

Ben Shapiro should be so lucky.

 

; )

Edited August 13, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

Photo JUARAWEE KITTISILPA for REUTERS -- Artist Mue Bon -- Bangkok, Thailand

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Deanna Sison at the takeout window of her Little Skillet restaurant in San Francisco in April / Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

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Exclusive: U.S. recruits scientists abroad for COVID-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply -- The irony burns.

 

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Thai police arrest another leader of student protests, rights group says

 

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Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision

 

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Spanish Grand Prix: Bottas fastest ahead of Hamilton in 1st practice

 

US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now --Related: Ultraviolet algae killer aids bid to help Lake Tahoe clarity

 

UC San Diego Researchers Make Environmentally Friendly Flip-Flops from Algae

 

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Columbia Sportswear matriarch Gert Boyle, politicians among inspiring women on Oregon list

 

NYPD knows gender bias is a problem, "but they're not willing to address it," former chief says

 

Artist Chanel Miller on reclaiming her identity after sexual assault and anti-Asian racism

 

 

Gray reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean around the Palmyra Atoll, about 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii, in this undated photo released on Aug. 12, 2020 - Yannis Papastamatiou / via Reuters

'Secret' life of sharks: Study reveals their surprising social networks -- Related:  N.Y. conservancy tracks young great white sharks to discover habitats, migration patterns

 

Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores over payments

 

Flames from the Lake Fire burn on a hillside on Aug. 12, 2020 in Lake Hughes, Calif. -- Mario Tama / Getty Image

Scorching temperatures in Death Valley will shatter records in West, Southwest -- Cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson and Salt Lake City could experience record high temperatures in the coming days. 

 

Fire burns thousands of acres in L.A. County ahead of heatwave -- A brush fire was raging across at least 10,000 acres in the Lake Hughes area of Los Angeles County. -- Related: Wildfires in Southern California force hundreds of evacuations

 

 

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[SweePea59]

On 8/13/2020 at 11:15 AM, Cupid Stunt said:

Will the Coronavirus Cancel Halloween? -- NOOOOOO!

Between "Trunk or Treat" and the virus, it's basically cancelled. Just buy a bag of mini candy bars and watch Dracula all alone.

[peacheslatour]

9 minutes ago, SweePea59 said:

Between "Trunk or Treat" and the virus, it's basically cancelled. Just buy a bag of mini candy bars and watch Dracula all alone.

That's exactly what I intend to do. We haven't had trick or treaters for years anyway. Funnily enough, when my son was small I used to call him in sick the Friday closest to Halloween and we'd stay in all day eating pizza and watching scary movies. When his dad got home he'd drive him all over town trick or treating at all the aunts, uncles, grandparents and great grandparents houses. My Grandma Kitty used to give him a whole box of cookies. School lunch dessert for a month.

Does anyone have a favorite scary movie? Mine is The Legend Of Hell House. Followed closely by the original Dracula.

[pearlite]

1 minute ago, peacheslatour said:

Does anyone have a favorite scary movie? Mine is The Legend Of Hell House. Followed closely by the original Dracula.

Yeah, the Universal ones have their own charm.

In the long run, though, for me it's the "beautiful horror" era of the late '80s: Angel Heart, The Hunger. There is something to be said for the early '90s classy remakes though, Coppola's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, or whatever the hell it was called. The Branagh Frankenstein not so much.

There was a lot of moderately sadistic pleasure in teaching The Hunger to a roomful of 19--23 year-old boys, I tell ya. Much squirming to be enjoyed when the Sarandon/Deneuve abandonment ensued.

[boes]

27 minutes ago, SweePea59 said:

Between "Trunk or Treat" and the virus, it's basically cancelled. Just buy a bag of mini candy bars and watch Dracula all alone.

Mine is, hands down "The Haunting", Robert Wise's 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill House.  Julie Harris and Claire Bloom are in it.  I first saw it at the movie theater, my dad took me.  It's a go-to for me, always.  I've shown it to friends who say "but nothing happens!" 

Then I get new friends.

It still give me the creeps.  

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by boes

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, boes said:

Mine is, hands down "The Haunting", Robert Wise's 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill House.  I first saw it at the movie theater, my dad took me.  It's a go-to for me, always.  I've shown it to friends who say "but nothing happens!"

Then I get new friends.

 

The hell nothing happens! You come to my house, I love that movie. I've got chills right now.

 Hill House has stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Within, walls continue upright, bricks meet, floors are firm, and doors are sensibly shut. Silence lies steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House. And we who walk here... walk alone.

[boes]

14 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

The hell nothing happens! You come to my house, I love that movie. I've got chills right now.

 Hill House has stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Within, walls continue upright, bricks meet, floors are firm, and doors are sensibly shut. Silence lies steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House. And we who walk here... walk alone.

That line STILL creeps me out!  

"No-one can hear you, not in the night, not in the dark.  No-one lives any nearer than town.  No-one will come any nearer than that."

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, boes said:

That line STILL creeps me out!  

"No-one can hear you, not in the night, not in the dark.  No-one lives any nearer than town.  No-one will come any nearer than that."

I'm so glad they kept that part in the hopelessly over done remake.

[Cupid Stunt]

The Host 2007

Us 2019

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920

Midsommer 2019

Rosemary's Baby 1968

Get Out 2017

Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror 1922

Let the Right One In 2008

Psycho 1960

The Wicker Man 1973

The Bride of Frankenstein 1935

The Birds 1963

The Babadook 2014

Drag Me To Hell 2009

Frankenstein 1931

Eraserhead 1977

Carrie 1976

Suspiria 1977

Freaks 1932

Werckmeister Harmonies 2001

The Innocents 1961

[boes]

2 hours ago, pearlite said:

Yeah, the Universal ones have their own charm.

In the long run, though, for me it's the "beautiful horror" era of the late '80s: Angel Heart, The Hunger. There is something to be said for the early '90s classy remakes though, Coppola's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, or whatever the hell it was called. The Branagh Frankenstein not so much.

There was a lot of moderately sadistic pleasure in teaching The Hunger to a roomful of 19--23 year-old boys, I tell ya. Much squirming to be enjoyed when the Sarandon/Deneuve abandonment ensued.

I almost forgot about that one!  I can only imagine how much fun that was to teach, and the pleasure of watching them squirm.

Gotta watch that again soon.

[peacheslatour]

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Eraserhead 1977

Nope. Never again.

[Cupid Stunt]

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Eraserhead 1977

38 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Nope. Never again.

 

>.<

 

You asked for scary.

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

>.<

 

You asked for scary.

That I did. I took Chantix a few years ago to quit smoking. I had waking nightmares that I swear were right out of the end of that movie. *brrr*