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The Sturgis “super spreader” kerfuffle and what it says about contact tracing Related story here.

Regardless of What You Have Heard, the COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. are Real

On Diplomats-in-Chief

After rolling blackouts, California regulators voted to let gas powered plants stay open a few more years

COVID-19 regulations that prohibit wedding guests from dancing but allow group sex at approved swinger clubs and adult parties should be reviewed, according to a member of the Gold Coast entertainment industry.

And troll of the year award goes to…. Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize following Israel-UAE deal

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New York COVID in perspective:

Dogs of the Conquistadors

Follow up on earlier story. Washington Post Acknowledges They Misquoted Me, Buries Correction

Common meds linked to faster mental decline in seniors

Coronavirus: Heart and lung damage ‘can repair itself’

This made me wonder about the Bad Girl. Not withstanding the scary headline, it normally resolves itself but it can take time COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms

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Antifa Reality Check

Don’t Steal This Book

Lessons From Three Years in an Iranian Prison

On Sep. 3, the athletics department reported 13 positive test results for athletes, after a rerun of those tests, two came back positive.

Were the lockdowns a mistake?

Facebook paying users to delete accounts ahead of November: Report

Be Glad That Taiwan Didn’t Shoot Down A Chinese Fighter – And Start A War

Los Angeles County hits 121 degrees during oppressive heatwave, a record

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Coming Soon To a City Near You. Black Lives Matter Rioters Ransack Rochester, NY

He is going to do more damage to the City then BLM. Andrew Cuomo Says 4,000-Person NYPD Social-Distancing Taskforce Needed Before He’ll Allow Indoor Dining in NYC

Took me a long time to find anyone on either side of the political spectrum who would say this. CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Is an Unconstitutional Power Grab

Correlation does not prove causation. But it does seem to indicate it is not helping all that much at the very least. COVID-19 numbers surge after mask mandate in Hawaii

I thought nothing could surprise me more then a major political party running and winning with Trump. But I have to say a major party running a candidate with dementia tops running Trump by a wide margin. Please, please, stop this game of one-upmanship. Fake News Conferences.

Trump Scoop By The Atlantic – Real Or Hit Job?

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This is a good and detailed look at how reporters twist things. You can read more about the same story here.

China’s Population To Drop By Half, Immigration Helps U.S. Labor Force

“We Are Witnessing the End of Independent Central Banks”

USC Suspended a Communications Professor for Saying a Chinese Word That Sounds Like a Racial Slur

Biden-Harris Have a Big Problem in Pennsylvania

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Some 66 million people, 30% of the population, have been getting 600 reais ($110) a month, making it the most ambitious social program ever undertaken in Brazil, a shocking shift under President Jair Bolsonaro who railed against welfare, dismissed the virus — and now finds himself newly popular.

My run-in with the New York Times

Upper West Sider Who Broke Her (Rent-Stabilized!) Lease to Flee to Vermont Finds Rural Bliss Didn’t Last

India And China Are Clashing Over Their Disputed Border

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They be saying what I been guessing so they must be right. Sweden’s High Covid Death Rates Among the Nordics: “Dry Tinder” and Other Important Factors

Buzz word alert. That said, you will be hearing more about this whether you want to or not. A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged

Insurance Costs Hinder Rebuild In Minneapolis

Prediction: The Gasline to Germany From Russia Will Still Be Completed. Belarus, the Kremlin and the Attack on Alexei Navalny

China Pushing to Double Nuclear Warhead Arsenal: Pentagon

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Secrets and Lies: Information Warfare During The Cold War and Today

D.C. Mayor’s Committee Recommends Removing Jefferson Memorial And Washington Monument

India captures Chinese camp in disputed Ladakh as violence erupts again between superpowers

Submarine Scare Off Alaska May Have Been U.S. Navy, Not Russian

The fact that demographically COVID deaths look a lot like normal deaths is a sign that it is not that serious of a pandemic. You know it is a serious one when the young and healthy start dying. But, the point about the “6” figure is accurate and a result of people not understanding what they read. Please Stop Spreading False Information About COVID-19