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"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. If a man; holding a belief which he was taught in childhood or persuaded of afterward, keeps down and pushes away any doubts which arise about it in his mind, purposely avoids the reading of books and the company of men that call in question or discuss it, and regards as impious those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it—the life of that man is one lengthy sin against mankind."
― WK Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
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One Year Ago Today:
Corona-virus Treatments:
"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. If a man; holding a belief which he was taught in childhood or persuaded of afterward, keeps down and pushes away any doubts which arise about it in his mind, purposely avoids the reading of books and the company of men that call in question or discuss it, and regards as impious those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it—the life of that man is one lengthy sin against mankind."
― WK Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
- Trump Lies Total (30,573) - Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2021
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One Year Ago Today:
- Hershey Med. Cntr. joins global clinical trial evaluating antiviral drug ‘remdesivir’ for treatment of CV-19 ― abc News
- COVID-19 may be most contagious one to two days before symptoms appear ― ScienceNews
Corona-virus Treatments:
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker ― NYT
- Coronavirus Drug and Treatment Tracker ― NYT
Historical: - What Happened after the Liberation of Auschwitz ― Smithsonian Magazine
- A New Report Adds Evidence that Trump was a Russian Asset ― SLATE
- Who Killed More: Hitler, Stalin, or Mao? ― The New York Review of Books
- Ransacking the Republic ― Walter M. Schaub Jr.
- What Thucydides Knew About the US Today ― Edward Mendelson
- Disinformed to Death ― Jonathan Freedland
- Ancient Mud Reveals an Explanation for Sudden Collapse of the Mayan Empire ― Inverse
- The Soul-Crushing Legacy of Billy Graham ― RS
- Lessons in the Decline of Democracy from the Ruined Roman Republic ― Smithsonian Magazine
Interesting Tech: - Backpack AI system helps the visually-impaired navigate safely ― New Atlas
- Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids ― New Atlas
- U.S. pledges to slash solar energy costs by 60% in a decade ― REUTERS
- IBM develops AI to invent new antibiotics – and it's made two already ― New Atlas
- Experimental cancer vaccine passes animal tests, moves to human trials ― New Atlas
- It's Official: Solar is the Cheapest Electricity in History ― POPULAR MECHANICS
'Science Faction': - First-Ever Observations from Under Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ are Bad News ― Gizmodo
- Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results ― NASA JPL
- CRISPR and "The Code Breaker" ― CBS News
- For the First Time, Organic Matter Crucial for Life Has Been Found on an Asteroid's Surface ― ScienceAlert
- New insights into how COVID-19 can impact the brain and CNS ― New Atlas
- DeepMind AI solves 50-year protein folding problem in "stunning advance" ― New Atlas
'Surprising' News: - Pentagon confirms UFO video is real, taken by Navy pilot ― CNN
- Old diabetes drug given new life as potential cancer treatment ― New Atlas
- Physicists working with Microsoft think the universe is a self-learning computer ― TNW
- Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding...common chemical may be to blame ― The Guardian
- We need to talk about UFOs again ― WaPo
- Magic Mushrooms are Decriminalized in DC ― WASHINGTONIAN
- New evidence shows coronavirus can infect and kill heart muscle cells ― New Atlas
- Eating meat ‘raises risk of heart disease, diabetes and pneumonia’ ― The Guardian
- What Are Sperm Telling Us? ― NYT
Medical News: - Early findings show new drug could be ‘game-changing’ for brain cancer treatment ― The Guardian
- Long-haul Covid patients can experience 'waves of symptoms,' early research suggests ― NBC News
- Covid 19: New mutation in more contagious UK variant raises concerns ― AFP
- New diabetes cases linked to covid-19 ― WaPo
- The persistence of memory in B cells: Hints of stability in COVID immunity ― ars Technica
- Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says ― CBS News
- T-cell Covid immunity 'present in adults six months after first infection' ― The Guardian
'Lunatic' News: - Tony Perkins says Biden’s Agenda is ‘Literally from the Pit of Hell’ ― RWW
- Rick Joyner Tells Christians to Arm Themselves in Preparation for Civil War ― RWW
- ‘We Are Not F*cking Leaving’: Proud Boys Double Down after Group Infighting ― RWW
- Dave Hayes Says the Military will Remove Biden from Office to ‘Prevent Insurrection’ ― RWW
- Pastor Who Blamed COVID on People Who “Committed Fornication” Dies of COVID ― Friendly Atheist
- Frank Amedia Warns that if Christians Don’t Vote, People will Start Having Sex with Cows ― RWW
Friday - 16/Apr/2021 - Live Updates: At least 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis ― CBS News
- Liberty University Sues Ex-President Jerry Falwell, Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages ― npr
Thursday - 15/Apr/2021 - Holding Russia to Account ― U.S. Department of State
- Biden Administration Says Russian Intelligence Obtained Trump Campaign Data ― NYT
- New feature on Google Earth shows you the astonishing effects of climate change ― The Hill
Wednesday - 14/Apr/2021 - The C.E.O.s Who Didn’t Sign a Big Defense of Voting Rights ― NYT
- Democrats to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices ― NBC News
Tuesday - 13/Apr/2021 - Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds ― NYT
- Europe scrambles as J&J vaccine delay deals another blow ― AP
Monday - 12/Apr/2021 - Protests erupt after deadly shooting in Minnesota ― abc News
Sunday - 11/Apr/2021 - More than 100 corp. exec's hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial voting bills ― WaPo
Saturday - 10/Apr/2021 - ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows ― AP
Friday - 9/Apr/2021 - Covid infections caused by variants growing in Wisconsin, more children getting sick ― CHANNEL3000.com
Thursday - 8/Apr/2021 - Biden announces executive actions to curb gun violence "epidemic" ― CBS News
Wednesday - 7/Apr/2021 - More Contagious Virus Variant is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Chief Says ― NYT
Tuesday - 6/Apr/2021 - A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease,' study shows ― CNN
- Arkansas lawmakers enact transgender youth treatment ban ― AP
Monday - 5/Apr/2021 - Ruling by Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway for Democrats ― npr
Saturday - 3/Apr/2021 - How Trump Steered Supporters into Unwitting Donations ― NYT
Friday - 2/Apr/2021 - U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead ― NBC News
- U.S. adds 916,000 jobs in March, unemployment falls to 6% ― CNBC
Thursday - 1/Apr/2021 - CDC Data Suggests Vaccinated Don’t Carry, Can’t Spread Virus ― NYMag.com
- We need to talk about UFOs again ― WaPo
Monday - 29/Mar/2021 - CDC study finds Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 90% effective after two doses in real-world conditions ― CNN
- Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes ― AP
- Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship re-floated ― REUTERS
Saturday - 27/Mar/2021 - EF-4 tornado leaves Newnan, GA devastated, as community looks to rebuild ― 11Alive
Friday - 26/Mar/2021 - Biden: Georgia voting restriction law is 'atrocity' ― BBC
- J&J to deliver 11M vaccine doses, CDC director 'deeply concerned' about possible CV-19 surge ― abc News
- ‘Significant’ number of 100 COVID-19 cases linked to Omaha daycare confirmed as U.K. variant ― WOWT.com
- Biden administration guts Homeland Security Advisory Council ― POLITICO
Thursday - 25/Mar/2021 - Coronavirus: 'Double mutant' Covid variant found in India ― BBC
- Fox News Faces Second Defamation Suit over Election Coverage ― NYT
Tuesday - 23/Mar/2021 - Facebook sued for 'deceptive practices' over disinformation on platform ― The Guardian
Monday - 22/Mar/2021 - Multiple dead in shooting at Colorado supermarket ― CNN
- Covid-19: Miami Beach Shuts Down Late-Night Spring Break Parties ― NYT
- Amazon using new AI-powered cameras in delivery trucks...sense when drivers yawn. Here's how they work ― BI
Saturday - 20/Mar/2021 - Before killing spree, Georgia let an industry that exploits Asian women flourish ― AJC
- Filibuster opponents just got good news from a key Democratic holdout on reform ― Vox
Friday - 19/Mar/2021 - Biden and Harris travel to Atlanta to meet with Asian American leaders in wake of mass shooting ― CNN
- Former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles is finally getting his due: criminal charges ― Miami Herald
Thursday - 18/Mar/2021 - A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset ― SLATE
- Paris to enter four-week lock-down as France faces third Covid wave ― The Guardian
- Biden plans to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada ― AP
Wednesday - 17/Mar/2021 - Coronavirus strains first detected in California are officially 'variants of concern,' CDC says ― CNN
- Get ready for Brood X: The once-every-17-years cicada swarm is coming ― NBC News
Tuesday - 16/Mar/2021 - Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. report finds ― REUTERS
- U.S. solar industry predicts installations will quadruple by 2030 ― REUTERS
Monday - 15/Mar/2021 - Trump's CFO's ex-daughter-in-law is cooperating w/ prosecutors and 'refuses to be silenced' ― BI
Sunday - 14/Mar/2021 - Stacey Abrams calls Republican efforts to restrict voting in Georgia ‘Jim Crow in a suit’ ― The Guardian
Saturday - 13/Mar/2021 - Covid-19 pandemic: Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike ― BBC
Friday - 12/Mar/2021 - Army reviewing investigation into Michael Flynn’s dealings with Russia, foreign firm ― WaPo
- Conservatives are Furious Biden Delivered a Non-Insane Presidential Speech ― NYMag
Thursday - 11/Mar/2021 - Monster storm to bring several feet of snow and tornadoes this weekend ― CBS News
- Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death ― CNN
- House approves $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, sending bill to Biden ― CBS News
Wednesday - 10/Mar/2021 - Biden to announce plan to purchase additional 100 million J & J Covid vaccine doses ― NBC News
- Senate confirms Merrick Garland as Biden's attorney general ― NBC News
- China, Russia Announce Plan to Build Moon Research Station ― npr
Tuesday - 9/Mar/2021 - Roger Mudd, probing TV journalist and network news anchor, dies at 93 ― WaPo
- Ex-Trump Appointee Accused of Assaulting Police in Capitol Riot, 'Danger' to Public ― npr
Monday - 8/Mar/2021 - Supreme Court rejects final Trump bid to nullify 2020 election results ― The Hill
Sunday - 7/Mar/2021 - Don't drop the masks yet. One coronavirus variant is 'increasing exponentially' as the US races to vaccinate ― CNN
Saturday - 6/Mar/2021 - Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, including $1,400 stimulus checks, no Republican support ― NBC News
- Georgia prosecutor probing Trump taps leading racketeering attorney ― Reuters
- Mail-in voting did not swell turnout or boost Democrats, study finds ― The Guardian
- Ten years ago, 241 Texas power plants couldn’t take the cold. Dozens of them failed again this year ― WaPo
- How scientists scrambled to stop Donald Trump’s EPA from wiping out climate data ― The Verge
- World's oldest known wild bird has another chick at age of 70 ― BBC
Friday - 5/Mar/2021 - Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos ― AP
- House impeachment mgr. E. Swalwell sues Trump, close allies over Capitol riot in 2nd major insurrection lawsuit ― CNN
- AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response ― KIRO7
Thursday - 4/Mar/2021 - Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID-19, study shows ― CIDRAP
- Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot ― POLITICO
- Supreme Court Dismisses Sanctuary-City Cases ― WSJ
- U.S. National Debt Is Likely to Nearly Double to 202% of GDP by 2051, CBO Projects ― WSJ
Wednesday - 3/Mar/2021 - Trump’s Pentagon Blocked Troops from Getting to Capitol Riots for Hours, DC Nat. Guard Cmdr. ― BuzzFeed
- House cancels Thursday session as FBI, Homeland Security warn of threat to Capitol ― AXIOS
- House Approves Police Reform Bill, Named after George Floyd ― npr
- House Democrats pass sweeping elections bill as GOP legislatures push to restrict voting ― WaPo
Tuesday - 2/Mar/2021 - Biden Says U.S. will have Vaccine Supply for All Adults by May, Prioritizes Teachers ― npr
- Biden admin. accuses Russian intelligence of poisoning Navalny, and announces its first sanctions ― NYT
Dossier - Donald Trump's Activities in Russia and...Relationship with the Kremlin ― Christopher Steele
A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset ― SLATE