Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, May 11, 2020
Washington Post: Joe Biden: How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice
The Hill: Trump says Chuck Todd should be fired over edited clip of Barr
The Hill: Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lockdown lifted
NY Times: Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here’s the Truth.
New Republic: No Vaccine in Sight
Huffington Post: For Full-Time RVers, Sheltering In Place Is Not An Option
Huffington Post: Trump Lambasts ‘60 Minutes’ After Episode About His COVID-19 Conspiracy Mongering
Daily Beast: Russia Has Third Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in the World After Record Spike in Cases
Daily Beast: Secret Service Agents Told to Wear Masks Near Trump
The Guardian: Missouri Republicans on the verge of gutting gerrymandering reform
The Guardian: Trump's environmental 'blitzkrieg' advances under cover of coronavirus
The Guardian: Covid-19: nursing homes account for 'staggering' share of US deaths, data show
San Jose Mercury: 4 more inmates at California Institution for Men die from coronavirus
Press Democrat: Kitazawa, the oldest seed company in California, is a go-to for Asian vegetable planting
Press Democrat: Close to Home: Cannabis is an essential, but unsupported, business
Press Democrat: ‘People do die from feeling lonely': Families isolated from elder loved ones cope with heartache, worry
KRCR: Mather Fire stopped in Butte County
NY Post: Iran fires missile on own ship during training exercise, killing 19 sailors
The Oregonian: National parks visitors should plan for ‘new normal’ after tentative coronavirus reopenings
KOMO News: Report: Seattle likely to recover from pandemic faster than most U.S. cities
KOMO News: Sea-Tac Airport to start requiring face masks for all travelers, employees
KTLA: Video shows mama bear rescuing her cubs in South Lake Tahoe
KTLA: Jerry Stiller, veteran comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92
Sacramento Bee: Cooler weather incoming with showers predicted in Northern California, forecast shows
Sacramento Bee: Lack of COVID-19 testing in California jails sets up ‘perfect storm’ for outbreak, experts warn
Sacramento Bee: Tribes tell Newsom they plan to reopen Southern California casinos. What about north state?
Sunday, May 10, 2020
LA Times: Small towns across the Sierra fear tourists will bring coronavirus with them
Slate: CEOs Were Asked to Remove Masks Before Meeting With Mike Pence in Iowa
Pro Publica: The Bailout Is Working — for the Rich
The Independent: Trump tweets more than 100 times in one day as coronavirus death toll nears 80,000
NY Magazine: Will Kavanaugh Give Trump the Power to Fire Anyone He Pleases?
NY Times: A Fight Over the Future of the Mail Breaks Down Along Familiar Lines
The Atlantic: The Secrets Flynn Was Desperate to Conceal
Live Journal: British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read
SF Chronicle: National parks visitors should plan for 'new normal'
SF Chronicle: Nurseries overwhelmed as everyone starts quarantine gardens
The Hill: Infections rebound in South Korea as president warns of second wave
Forbes: Kmart - Down To Its Last 34 Stores - Finds Itself To Be Essential Once Again
NY Times: Live and Let Die, Trump-Style
MSN News: As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans it’s safe to inch back to normal
Washington Post: The pandemic is changing how we eat. But not for the better.
NY Daily News: Anniversary Photos: The First Transcontinental Railroad
NY Post: Coronavirus kills more than 70 NYC rabbis, priests and ministers
NY Post: Rats are mysteriously infecting humans in Hong Kong with hepatitis
Daily Beast: Wuhan Reports First New COVID-19 Case Since April 3
Huffington Post: Vicious R.E.M. Music Video Parody Takes Down D.O.N. On COVID-19
The Guardian: Canada: DNA discovery lends weight to First Nations ancestral story
The Guardian: Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says
The Atlantic: You’ll Probably Never Know If You Had the Coronavirus in January
NY Magazine: There Is Still No Plan