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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
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One Year Ago Today:
- Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report ― AP
- Sweden's Coronavirus Death Toll 'Horrifying' Says Scientist Behind Country's Anti-Lockdown Strategy ― Newsweek
- Justice Department drops criminal case against Michael Flynn ― CNN
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Situation Update ― CDC/ U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
- Coronavirus Transmission Risk Via Sewage 'Must Not be Neglected,' Scientists Warn ― The NewsSpan
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: - Ingenuity helicopter makes first controlled horizontal flight on Mars ― New Atlas
- 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
'Science Faction': - Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in history ― The Guardian
- 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: - How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously ― The New Yorker
- After crime plummeted in 2020, Baltimore will stop drug, sex prosecutions ― WaPo
- American Honey is Radioactive from Decades of Nuclear Bomb Testing ― VICE
- Physicists working with Microsoft think the universe is a self-learning computer ― TNW
- 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: - South Carolina House votes to allow execution by firing squad ― AXIOS
- Airplane over coliseum wasn’t spying on Arizona audit ― POLITIFACT
- 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 - 7/May/2021 - Four former Minneapolis police officers, indicted on charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights ― NYT
Thursday - 6/May/2021 - India Reports New Single-Day Record of COVID-19 Infections, Deaths ― VOA
- Biden administration details plans to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030 ― CNN
- Liz Cheney isn’t the only victim of the Republican Party’s Trump cult ― LA Times
- Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her ― AP
Wednesday - 5/May/2021 - Facebook board upholds Trump ban, just not indefinitely ― AP
- Interior Department Approves Solar Energy Project in California Desert ― BLM
- Broadband cos paid for 8.5M fake net neutrality comments ― AP
Tuesday - 4/May/2021 - Judge Says Barr Misled on How His Justice Dept. Viewed Trump’s Actions ― NYT
- NOAA unveils new U.S. climate ‘normals’ that are warmer than ever ― WaPo
Saturday - 1/May/2021 - Bush: ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ideals show pro-Trump Republicans ‘want to be extinct’ ― The Guardian
Friday - 30/Apr/2021 - Rudy Giuliani’s Contacts with Former Ukrainian Officials Sought ― WSJ
- What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia ― REUTERS
- Don’t let the GOP’s buffoonery distract you from its sinister intentions ― WaPo
Thursday - 29/Apr/2021 - Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises ― AP
Wednesday - 28/Apr/2021 - DOJ repeals Trump ban on grants to 'sanctuary cities' ― CNN
- Study reveals Americans pay four times more for medicine compared to wealthy countries ― The Independent
Tuesday - 27/Apr/2021 - FBI starts probe into death of Black man killed by deputies ― AP
- How COVID-19 Works Its Way Into the Brain – Explaining Baffling Neurological Symptoms ― SciTechDaily
Friday - 23/Apr/2021 - State Department will now allow US embassies to fly pride flag ― The Hill
Thursday - 22/Apr/2021 - New Covid variant detected at TX A&M lab shows signs of antibody resistance...illness in young people ― CNBC
- American Police are Inadequately Trained ― The Atlantic
Wednesday - 21/Apr/2021 - Civil Rights Attorney Vanita Gupta Confirmed as Associate Attorney General ― npr
Tuesday - 20/Apr/2021 - Ex-cop Derek Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd’s death ― Fox8.com
- Ted Nugent reacts after testing positive for COVID: ‘Never been so sick in my life’ ― Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
- Biden Will Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nearly in Half ― NYT
Monday - 19/Apr/2021 - Supreme Court tosses out another Republican 2020 election challenge ― CNN
Sunday - 18/Apr/2021 - Suspect still at large after 3 people killed in NW Austin shooting incident ― KXAN.com
- 3 people were killed and 2 others injured in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sheriff says ― CNN
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
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
Trump Lies Total (30,573) - Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2021