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As if a global pandemic and the persistence of racist ideologies masquerading as policing and/or “heritage” weren’t enough, 2020 is also bringing us another presidential election. If you’re unfortunate enough to also remember how everything ultimately shook down for the United States back in 2016, then you need no reminder of what’s at stake as Americans once […]
To add even more fuel to the blazing trash fire that is 2020, we now have to worry about the Senate fucking us all over by failing to prohibit warrantless surveillance of internet search and browsing records in connection with the Patriot Act. Earlier this month, Senators Ron Wyden (a Democrat repping Oregon) and Steve Daines (a Republican repping […]
A new study shows that if the U.S. had enforced social distancing guidelines one week earlier in March, around 36,000 fewer people would have died from COVID-19. The research comes from Columbia University disease modelers who say if the country had started issuing lockdowns on March 1, two weeks before many stay-at-home orders had taken effect, […]
As of Wednesday, all 50 states are now partially reopened despite many health officials advising against the loosening of social distancing guidelines amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns. Connecticut, per CNN, was the final state to start lifting certain restrictions by allowing some businesses to reopen their doors. As of May 19, the CDC was reporting more than […]
It looks like the National Treasure franchise is getting the TV show treatment. In a new interview with Collider, producer Jerry Bruckheimer divulged that a series for Disney+ is currently in development. “We’re certainly working on one [National Treasure] for streaming and we’re working on one for the big screen. Hopefully, they’ll both come together and […]
Though much can be said about the snail’s pace at which urgent government assistance moves, particularly during a time when many around the country need help (financial or otherwise) as quickly as possible, it’s hard to levy any kind of argument against free money. But as with practically every other aspect of the COVID-19 era, there’s […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will allow the United States to mine the moon for resources. As the Guardian points out, the executive order indicates that the country doesn’t see space as a “global commons,” ignoring the 1979 Moon Treaty. Titled “Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources,” the […]
A 100-page plan that was put together by the federal government warned that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could impact the country for up top 18 months, the New York Times reported. The plan, which said the coronavirus could hit the population in “multiple waves,” also explored options the federal government has in terms of fighting […]
Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the U.S. Congress‘ attending physician, reportedly said in a closed-door meeting this week that he’s expecting tens of millions of coronavirus cases in the U.S. That’s the word from a Wednesday-published Axios story citing two sources who were “briefed on the meeting” that included Senate chiefs of staff, administrative managers, and more from […]
Washington state health officials have confirmed the first U.S. death as a result of coronavirus, or COVID-19, the disease that originated from Wuhan, China. The death was announced on Saturday, as The Associated Press reports. The man in question, Kayse Dahl, died in a facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. “It is a sad day […]
