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National Public Radio was in a frenzy the other morning but it felt like the movie Groundhog Day: they were spreading tremendous alarm about the rise of Covid cases. We have to stop the spread, the announcer said, and that’s why masks are coming back to classrooms. However, they added, relief is on the way in the form of a new vaccine. Rinse, repeat — as the shampoo bottles say. This line of thinking — stop the spread to reduce strain on hospitals, mask up, and so on — is being echoed by all major media organs. Leading the way...

CNN — If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts. That advice should go all the way up to 80-year-old President Joe Biden, said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist. “Octogenarians comprise the highest-risk group for complications following Covid infection,” Reiner said.

I swear I was reading about a SE Washington DC food lion closing because of too much theft. I saw a news article and a video of the locals angry about losing their only grocery store. Its now all gone, disappeared from the web and news feeds!

Raquel Welch, who paved the way as both an actress and international sex symbol has died ... TMZ has learned. According to family members, Raquel died this morning after a brief illness.

Event: Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so.U.S. citizens who are at the Abbey Gate, East Gate, or North Gate now should leave immediately.Actions to take:Be aware of your surroundings at all times, especially in large crowds.Follow the instructions of local authorities including movement restrictions related to curfews.Have a contingency plan for emergencies and review the Traveler’s Checklist.Monitor local media for breaking events and adjust...

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian notified employees Wednesday that they will face $200 monthly increases on their health insurance premiums starting Nov. 1 if they aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19, citing steep costs to cover employees who are hospitalized with the virus. Unvaccinated employees will face other restrictions, including indoor masking effective immediately and weekly Covid-19 tests starting Sept. 12 the Atlanta-based airline said in announcing new Covid policies for employees. The measures are the latest attempt by a U.S. corporation to drive up Covid vaccination rates. Delta stopped short of an outright mandate like rival United Airlines established earlier...

I seem to remember something that happened a couple years back when someone was bullied into silence by CNN who used Twitter to issue a dox threat. Can anyone help me out?

Alecia Kitts, of Marietta, Ohio, was a tased and arrested by a police officer for not wearing a face maskThe incident happened at a middle school football game in Logan, Ohio, that Kitts and her family attendedKitts resisted arrest by the officer, who eventually deployed a taser on her Footage of the altercation was shared to social media on Wednesday  An Ohio woman at a middle school football game was tasered and arrested by a police officer for not wearing a face mask in the bleachers. Around 300 people attended a Marietta City Schools football game where Alecia Kitts, of...

A California city stripped away a Black Lives Matter street mural rather than allow a pro-Trump mural to be painted on its streets. According to a report in the Sacramento Bee, Redwood City not only approved the mural near its Courthouse Square over the Independence Day weekend but even supplied the yellow poster paint. But the mural was erased last week by the city’s power-washing crews after a local attorney asked to put her own sign on the street since it was an open forum. Maria Rutenberg told local officials she wanted to paint MAGA 2020 on the street. City...

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading Democratic presidential candidate, are arranging a call regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden campaign said Wednesday. "Our teams will be in touch and we will arrange a call," Kate Bedingfield, Biden's deputy campaign manager, said in a statement to CNN Wednesday evening. The development followed Trump’s comments that he would “absolutely” take a call from Biden to discuss the response to the outbreak. “Oh absolutely. I’d love to speak to him,” Trump said during a White House coronavirus briefing. “I always found him to be a nice guy,” he added....

Cook County grand jury has indicted “Empire” actor (Jussie Smollett) on 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. The multiple counts highlight different aspects of (Smollett’s allegedly phony story), including claims that his attackers beat him, poured a chemical substance on him and put a rope around his neck.

Rasmussen Reports poll as Trump at 52 per cent approval, his best showing in 23 months and a higher number than his winning edge in 2016 Significant up-swing since government-shutdown low of 43 per cent New numbers were collected in the three days immediately following State of the Union address Asked what Monday's number mean, a senior Democratic House aide confided on background: 'I don't know yet if it's horrible, but it sure isn't good' Polling average is just 42.4 per cent, including mostly those surveys that are open to all Americans; Rasmussen polls only 'likely voters' Donald Trump's job...

NY Giants WR Sends Threatening Tweet: 'Zimmerman Doesn't Last a Year Before the Hood Catches Up to Him'

by Mark Finkelstein August 2, 2006 - 14:07 On the one hand, liberals enjoy portraying themselves as models of tolerance and racial sensitivity. But woe betide someone who runs afoul of their orthodoxy. Liberals don't hesitate to bring out the crudest racial imagery to mock them. We've all seen the vulgar caricatures of Clarence Thomas, Condi Rice and Ward Connerly. Add Joe Lieberman to the liberal media hit list. Have a look at the image of Lieberman that popped up at Huffington Post today. It's in a column by one Jane Hamsher, who, her bio informs us, is a 'progressive...

NSA Whistleblower Asks to Testify By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published January 5, 2006 "I intend to report to Congress probable unlawful and unconstitutional acts conducted while I was an intelligence officer with the National Security Agency and with the Defense Intelligence Agency," Mr. Tice stated in the Dec. 16 letters, copies of which were obtained by The Washington Times. ...Read the full story here.The lid is about to blow. -30-

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Am I missing something here? Perhaps I read it wrong? Somebody wanna fill me in on the joke?