The cough has come back, without warning and seemingly for no reason; so has the fatigue. True, neither are as debilitating as when I had the actual virus, but they are back.
Like many others, I am now coming to realize that I am living and suffering from the long tail of Covid-19. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/07/health/richard-quest-covid-wellness-intl/index.html
Like many others, I am now coming to realize that I am living and suffering from the long tail of Covid-19. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/07/health/richard-quest-covid-wellness-intl/index.html
CNN
I got Covid-19 two months ago. I'm still discovering new areas of damage -- Richard Quest
Two months after contracting covid-19, CNN anchor Richard Quest is still experiencing the long tail of the virus, including a recurrent cough, serious fatigue and unexplained clumsiness.
It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American democracy’s electoral process. https://apnews.com/aa07c0a980b3353b15f94442eb8191a5
AP NEWS
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016...
The Pew Center reported that July 7 only 17% of people in the U.S. have confidence in government to do the right thing. Never in the history of their surveys, which began in 1958, has that confidence been so low.
Why is trust so low and why does that matter, especially during a crisis – and especially during this crisis? - https://theconversation.com/leaders-like-trump-fail-if-they-cannot-speak-the-truth-and-earn-trust-141767
Why is trust so low and why does that matter, especially during a crisis – and especially during this crisis? - https://theconversation.com/leaders-like-trump-fail-if-they-cannot-speak-the-truth-and-earn-trust-141767
The Conversation
Leaders like Trump fail if they cannot speak the truth and earn trust
The absence of trust in a nation's leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also creates a political crisis, a loss of faith in democracy.
People on the east coast of coronavirus-struck South Africa are glad to be distracted by an annual natural spectacle: the sardine run. Millions of sardines migrate along the coast – followed by birds, seals, sharks – and fishermen. - https://p.dw.com/p/3fWlR
Deutsche Welle
Sardine run: Annual migration spectacle in South Africa
People on the east coast of coronavirus-struck South Africa are glad to be distracted by an annual natural spectacle: the sardine run. Millions of sardines migrate along the coast – followed by birds, seals, sharks – and fishermen.
With flights grounded and borders closed, some people have embarked on epic voyages to get home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Here, we take a look at four such journeys - and the distances travelled just get longer and longer - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53431985
Here, we take a look at four such journeys - and the distances travelled just get longer and longer - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53431985
BBC News
By bike, boat and horse: Epic lockdown journeys
With flights grounded and borders closed, these travellers took incredible steps to get home.
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It is absolutely disturbing how many Americans feel wearing a mask is an infringement on their rights. It’s disgusting. I’m disturbed at the climate of this country right now.
A black bear approached a group of hikers at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
One woman managed to take a selfie with the bear as it sniffed her hair
The curious bear eventually wandered off after sniffing the visitors - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8538829/Black-bear-approaches-CALM-hikers-stand-wanders-away-Mexico.html
One woman managed to take a selfie with the bear as it sniffed her hair
The curious bear eventually wandered off after sniffing the visitors - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8538829/Black-bear-approaches-CALM-hikers-stand-wanders-away-Mexico.html
Mail Online
Moment black bear approaches group of hikers, sniffs their hair and even poses with them as they snap a selfie - before it calmly…
A woman reportedly hiking along a trail in Chipinque Ecological Park was approached by a curious black bear and managed to take a selfie with it in San Pedro Garza García, Mexic
Mary Daniel visited her husband Steve every day at his Florida memory care center until they stopped allowing visitors in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. So she took a job as a dishwasher at the nursing home so she could visit her husband. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/coronavirus-diswasher-wife-alzheimers-trnd/index.html
CNN
Florida woman took dishwashing job so she could visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic
Mary Daniel visited her husband Steve every day at his Florida memory care center until they stopped allowing visitors in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Duckworth warns Trump: Don't even think about it. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) warns President Donald Trump about sending federal law enforcement agents to Chicago. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/21/duckworth-trump-chicago-warning-crn-vpx.cnn
CNN
Sen. Tammy Duckworth warns Trump about using federal agents: Don't even think about it - CNN Video
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) warns President Donald Trump about sending federal law enforcement agents to Chicago.
How do we deal with a person whose core impulse in every part of his life is to deny, deceive, deflect, disparage, and double-down every time he is challenged? And what precisely is the danger such a person poses if he also happens to be the leader of the free world, during a crisis in which thousands of people are dying every day, with no letup in sight? - https://gen.medium.com/the-psychopath-in-chief-aa10ab2165d9
Medium
The Psychopath in Chief
I spent hundreds of hours with Donald Trump to ghost-write ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I now see a deeper meaning behind his behavior.
Canada's federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53494561
BBC News
Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers
The US violates the human rights of asylum seekers by imprisoning them, a Canadian judge rules.
Shit on a shingle recipe. A beef and milk gravy dish traditionally served in US army camps. Just trust us on this one. - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyz497/shit-on-a-shingle-recipe
Vice
Shit On A Shingle Recipe
A beef and milk gravy dish traditionally served in US army camps. Just trust us on this one.
You’re not going back to normal office life for a long, long time - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dm7pk/youre-not-going-back-to-normal-office-life-for-a-long-long-time
Vice
You’re Not Going Back to Normal Office Life for a Long, Long Time
Many experts want the WFH workforce to stay put until a vaccine is approved. If you do head back, expect indoor masks, staggered schedules, small meetings, and the death of open-office plans.
A kayaker navigating the Waccamaw River in North Carolina had a close call with a nearby alligator - https://youtu.be/jhzc5J1BJNU
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While paddling the upper Waccamaw in N.C. I received a warm welcome from the wildlife.
While paddling the upper Waccamaw in N.C. I received a warm welcome from the wildlife.
On Thursday, more than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and other experts signed a letter urging leaders to shut the country down and start over to contain the rampant spread of the virus. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/26/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html
CNN
US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
As more Covid-19 records get broken, debates on whether to send kids back to school or to shut down the economy again are coming to a head.
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On Thursday, more than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and other experts signed a letter urging leaders to shut the country down and start over to contain the rampant spread of the virus. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/26/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html
CNN
US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
As more Covid-19 records get broken, debates on whether to send kids back to school or to shut down the economy again are coming to a head.
Germany’s center for disease prevention, the Robert-Koch-Institute, has called a general rise in Covid-19 infections in the country “very disturbing” and says it is “monitoring the situation very closely.” https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-27-20-intl/h_02082a7c4a28be7da804a5e5784241eb
CNN
Germany warns of new spike in Covid-19 infections as it tries to contain large farm outbreak
Germany’s center for disease prevention, the Robert-Koch-Institute, has called a general rise in Covid-19 infections in the country “very disturbing” and says it is “monitoring the situation very closely.”
Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma joins Fareed to grade countries around the world on their responses to Covid-19 and their economic resiliency to the crisis. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/07/26/exp-gps-0726-sharma-on-covid-19-winners.cnn
CNN
On GPS: Which countries aced their Covid-19 response? - CNN Video
Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma joins Fareed to grade countries around the world on their responses to Covid-19 and their economic resiliency to the crisis.
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.” - https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.” - https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights
ProPublica
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.”
‘That’s Ridiculous.’ How America’s Coronavirus Response Looks Abroad. - https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007227777/covid-19-global-response.html
Nytimes
Opinion | ‘That’s Ridiculous.’ How America’s Coronavirus Response Looks Abroad.
From lockdowns to testing, we showed people from around the world the facts and figures on how America handled the virus. It wasn’t pretty.