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Open Thread
As usual, feel free to use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to
recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Staying Happy In Self-Isolation
There are a lot of guides for this going around, so I’m going to skip most,
but not all of the more obvious advice. Problems fall into three broad
categories: lack of people; other people; and emotional self regulation.
I’ll speak briefly on the first two, but this article is mostly about
learning to create […]
The techniques work.
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How the Defense Production Act Could Yield More Masks, Ventilators and Tests
President Trump has delegated the authority to invoke extraordinary powers
over private industry, but his administration does not seem to be using it
yet.
No cheange.
There must be federal action.
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Richard Burr Seeks Ethics Investigation After Uproar Over Stock Sales
- 3 hours ago
The senate has other conserns.
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Trump Cites Coronavirus as He Announces a Border Crackdown
The Trump administration says it will no longer detain most undocumented
immigrants at the border, citing the coronavirus as a threat to detention
facilities and personnel.
The Trump administration welcomes any excuse.
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Trump’s Embrace of Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus Defies Science
Doctors and patients also worry that the president’s rosy outlook for the
treatments will exacerbate shortages of old malaria drugs relied on by
patients with lupus and other debilitating conditions.
He must prove it.
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Idled Cruise Line’s Offer: Use Our Ships as Hospitals. Is That a Good Idea?
President Trump said Carnival vessels could alleviate pressure on
hospitals. But experts say the ships aren’t suitable and question who
benefits.
I am told it is not a good idea.
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Michael Bloomberg Spent More Than $900 Million on His Failed Presidential Run
The billionaire was in the race for just over 100 days and won the support
of 58 delegates.
Bloomberg did not expect to win.
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Relief Offered From Testing and Student Loans as Virus Roils Education
The Trump administration suspended mandated standardized testing and
offered loan relief to student borrowers, as the coronavirus shut down
education.
Politics continues.
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Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr Were Briefed on Coronavirus. Then They Sold Stocks. What Now?
They are among the senators facing criticism for offloading investments
before the market tumbled. Here’s a look at the political consequences they
might face.
This smells like insider trading.
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The War on Coronavirus Comes to Trump Properties
Health restrictions have led to cutbacks at hotels and golf courses. But
the swimming pool remains open at a Florida resort, and a New York golf
course offers “fresh air” without caddies.
The Trump organization must tread carefully.
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Boris Yaro, Whose Photo of an Assassination Endures, Dies at 81
In June 1968, Mr. Yaro took one of the seminal images of the killing of
Robert F. Kennedy.
Time is passing. History continues.
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Trump Administration Delays Tax Filing Deadline Until July 15
The 90-day delay will now apply to both tax filings and payments as the
United States tries to provide economic relief during the coronavirus
outbreak.
Small gifts.
This years taxes will not be due until next year.
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Swabs for Coronavirus? White House Enlists Military to Import
Peter Navarro, President Trump’s trade adviser, has been working to ease
supply chain bottlenecks.
The Trump administration continues to trip over its feet.
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Senators Edge Closer to Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Rescue Plan
Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said he hoped to reach “an
agreement in principle” by midnight.
Negotiations have ceased.
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Another Virus Victim: The U.S. as a Global Leader in a Time of Crisis
The United States led the world’s response to other epidemics, like Ebola
and AIDS. But a more nationalist United States is ceding leadership on this
virus to China.
Trump does not do diplomacy.
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White House Enlists Military to Import Swabs for Coronavirus Tests
Peter Navarro, President Trump’s trade adviser, has been working to ease
supply chain bottlenecks.
"There is never time to do it right. There is always time to do it over."
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Trump Resists Pressure to Use Wartime Law to Mobilize Industry in Virus Response
The president insisted he has used the Defense Production Act, but said at
a briefing that “we are literally being besieged” by companies “that want
to do the work and help our country.”
Trump is running in circles.
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Richard Burr Seeks Ethics Investigation After Uproar Over Stock Sales
The North Carolina Republican is seeking to clear himself following the
disclosure that he sold at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in shares
before the market tumbled.
The investigation can wait a few weeks.
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‘I’m So Sorry I Worked for This Guy’: Ex-Staffers React to Bloomberg Reversal on Field Organizers
The former New York mayor, announcing he would donate $18 million to the Democratic National Committee, abandoned a plan to employ his campaign organizers through November.Asumptions changed.
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