The CDC and States Are Misreporting COVID-19 Test Data - The Atlantic
Everyone is cooking the books.
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No, we’re not all in this together — look at what’s happening with coronavirus in Yakima | The Seattle Times
The pandemic is not dishing out its damage equally. Consider rich King County, where many workers plan to stay home long after the virus ebbs, versus poorer Yakima County, where workers are right now being shouted back to the front...
TERF: Lesbian who escaped 'gender-cricial' feminism slams it as a cult
PinkNews and Julie Bindel are pleased to confirm that they have settled the case over the article PinkNews published on 17 May 2020.
Thousands of pigs are rotting in compost as U.S. faces shortages | The Seattle Times
Amplified the tragedy.
Coronavirus Closes Meat Plants, Threatens Food Supply - Bloomberg
Some pretty nasty labor practices at these planets are getting workers sick and sometimes killing them.
Gargoyles’ creator hopes Disney Plus popularity will pave the way for sequels - Polygon
Heck yes.
Opinion | Coronavirus Is Making Young People Very Sick. I Was One of Them. - The New York Times
This is why we need to stay locked down.
What will the ARM Mac line-up look like? | Macworld
Makes sense to me, though not sure how ARM will work for developers as the chips move up the line.
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic - The New York Times
Very interesting anecdotes. Cool to see them all realize that they had made something amazing.
Dave Grohl: The Irreplaceable Thrill of the Rock Show - The Atlantic
🤟🏻
James Fallows: Flying Will Never Be the Same - The Atlantic
Lots of interesting market forces involved.
34 days of pandemic: Inside Trump?s desperate attempts to reopen America - The Washington Post
He's a narcissistic monster.
Hiltzik: Coronavirus feeds on our tolerance for mass murder - Los Angeles Times
It's about class.
A chance to change our harmful habits of eating and abusing animals | The Seattle Times
PETA isn't always the best representative but this is pretty good.
At a Republican candidate forum for Washington governor, the coronavirus barely exists | The Seattle Times
He's right about Republicans living in an alternate reality but has to get a dig in at "liberals running wild" anyway.
Here's Why You Can't Find Frozen Fries, While U.S. Farmers Are Sitting on Tons of Potatoes - The New York Times
Just build fries!
Hoping Llamas Will Become Coronavirus Heroes - The New York Times
Antibodies from Winter, a 4-year-old llama with great eyelashes, have neutralized coronavirus and other infections in lab experiments.
Opinion | You Can Beat Coronavirus Quarantine Fatigue - The New York Times
Generally positive behavioral stance on how to avoid wanting to go out.
Congress Needs to Be Way, Way Bigger - The Atlantic
Doesn't even mention the unrepresentative senate!
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This is a big deal.
It’s starting to feel like Republicans want to have a ‘chickenpox party’ for coronavirus in the whole of Washington state | The Seattle Times
The GOP wants people to die so they can go back to making money.
Who’s left riding public transit? Hint: it’s not white people.
Not surprising that woman of color are who's left riding.
Give poor people a guaranteed income and let them spend it however they please
Just give people cash!
Inslee navigates the coronavirus pandemic, weighing public safety vs. growing economic, political fallout | The Seattle Times
Interesting to hear his routine. I also didn't realize he was almost 70!
Say it loud, say it clear: Donald Trump needs to resign over his handling of the coronavirus - The Boston Globe
Resign, then remand him to The Hague
The Seattle that existed before March is gone forever. Can we be at the forefront of a new normal for the economy? | The Seattle Times
This is a little rambling... and seems to think the shutdown is more damaging than the disease?
The coronavirus will transform architecture. Pandemics always do.
Interesting! Never really thought about those trends. Hoping some good urbanism catches.
Our Constitution Is No Longer Working For Us | Talking Points Memo
I can't imagine a new constitution working out well these days. Guess we'll be stuck and declining for a while...
How Ben Sisko Wrestled With American History
DS9's captain, and the actor who played him, never shied away from shining a light on American racism
Opinion | Stop Airing Trump’s Briefings! - The New York Times
The media is allowing disinformation to appear as news.