• A year ago today, this tweet warned of a "SARS/Suspected SARS Pneumonia Outbreak in Wuhan, China." • Now, COVID-19 has killed 350,000 in US, and counting. This appears to… Read the rest of the article: One year ago today, first tweet on 'mystery pneumonia' in Wuhan, China
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Xeni Jardin "The overall picture is pretty grim." —Bill Hanage, Harvard epidemiologist New York Times, December 30, 2020 In Colorado and California, there are now two confirmed cases of that new and… Read the rest of the article: Highly contagious COVID variant first found in UK is now in California and Colorado, could change course of pandemic in US
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Xeni Jardin The highly infectious variant of COVID-19 first reported in the U.K. has now been reported in Colorado, say U.S. health authorities on Tuesday. From Reuters: "The effort to distribute and… Read the rest of the article: First known US case of highly contagious COVID-19 variant from UK reported in Colorado
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Xeni Jardin Very sweet dog. "Blaze, my Siberian Husky, twitches and runs in his sleep quite often, but when his feet are against the radiator he makes a lot of noise! And… Read the rest of the article: Husky loves to run and howl in his sleep
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Xeni Jardin Labsanit S. of Thailand says, "I came home to a mess and discovered a giant snake had caused all the damage." The incident happened on December 10, 2020.
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Xeni Jardin A striking image in the new Lincoln Project political ad. "330k+ dead and counting. because of the #TrumpVirus. This is #TrumpsWall." Video below.
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Xeni Jardin "The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has retained forensic accounting specialists to aid its criminal investigation of President Trump and his business operations, as prosecutors ramp up their scrutiny of his… Read the rest of the article: Trump criminal probe heats up in NY as prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts
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Xeni Jardin U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said today the $600 stimulus checks may begin arriving in Americans' bank accounts as soon as tonight. Reuters: Mnuchin tweeted that payments may begin to… Read the rest of the article: U.S. $600 stimulus payments may begin arriving as early as Tuesday night by direct deposit, Mnuchin says
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Xeni Jardin • The $2.3 trillion includes $1.4 trillion in spending to fund government agencies and $892 billion in COVID-19 relief• Coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 330,000 people in the United States… Read the rest of the article: House approves $2,000 COVID relief checks demanded by Trump, next goes to GOP-led Senate where fate uncertain
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Xeni Jardin Authorities are investigating a massive explosion in downtown Nashville that occurred at around 6:25AM local time this morning. Reports say a parked RV exploded and caused damage to several buildings.… Read the rest of the article: Large explosion in Nashville downtown, buildings damaged — parked vehicle exploded on Christmas morning
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Xeni Jardin President Failure golfs on Christmas Eve while COVID ravages America. Rep. Debbie Dingell: "This president doesn't give a damn about people!" Rep. Dingle is a Democrat, and has served as… Read the rest of the article: Rep. Debbie Dingell on Trump: 'This President Doesn't Give a Damn About People!' [VIDEO]
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Xeni Jardin This @RummysCorner chronology of heavyweight boxing in the 1990s is a delight to watch [h/t @arupar]
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Xeni Jardin United Airlines and Delta Air Lines will require all passengers on flights from the United Kingdom to the United States to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours… Read the rest of the article: UK passengers flying United or Delta to USA must show negative COVID-19 tests
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Xeni Jardin "The suspected Russian hackers behind the worst U.S. cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds,"… Read the rest of the article: Russian hackers used Microsoft vendors to breach customers: Report
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Xeni Jardin "Hospitals are full, ICU beds are few, people are dying. The simplest thing we can do, but also the most significant, is to stay home. We are the first line… Read the rest of the article: California hits 2 million confirmed COVID cases and counting, with a post-Christmas surge expected
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Xeni Jardin Enjoy this blooming flower timelapse video from Temponaut Timelapse.
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Xeni Jardin • Part two of Pardonpalooza just hit. Part one was yesterday. On Wednesday, outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump gave out 26 more pardons, including to his 2016 campaign chairman Paul… Read the rest of the article: Trump gives out 26 MORE pardons: Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Charles Kushner, other cronies
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Xeni Jardin Noted felon Paul Manafort received a pardon from Donald Trump just before Christmas, but it's you and me who get the real gift. He's back on Twitter. h/t @wokyleeks
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Xeni Jardin Donald Trump issued 20 pardons and commutations, just before Christmas. They are are not likely to be the last before he is scheduled to leave the White House on January… Read the rest of the article: Trump gives out 20 pardons and commutations to Russia inquiry figures, a Blackwater Guard, fellow corrupt politicians, and more
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Xeni Jardin Elon Musk, at it again. The Tesla CEO and social media shitlord tweets he once approached Apple CEO Tim Cook about buying Tesla, but says Cook 'refused to take the… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk tweets he asked Apple CEO about buying Tesla, says Tim Cook 'refused to take the meeting'