Monday, July 20, 2020

Red Lily



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  1. Late this afternoon I noticed that clouds were building up to the north. This evening there are hardly any stars visible in that direction, so there was no point in looking for the comet.

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  2. Interesting sort of church I had never heard of before—a dinner church. [Click] And Lutheran? It sounds like they make communion into something akin to a mantra (which is pronounced muntra, like pandit is pronounced and nowadays spelt pundit), something imbued with more symbolism than the calculating mind can analyze.

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  3. VT: 1360 cases (+10)
    56 deaths (0x33days!)
    165 active cases
    Recovered 1139
    In Hospital = 3 ( 0)
    Tests 83,868 (+1368)

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    1. How Long Does COVID-19 Immunity Last? [Click] “A new study from King’s College London inspired a raft of headlines suggesting that immunity might vanish in months. The truth is a lot more complicated—and, thankfully, less dire.” As I expected.

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  5. Trump's Fox News interview, in 4 minutes [Click]

    Sweaty Fox Interview Shows Trump’s Chances Melting [Click]

    “The fact is, whether he knows it yet or not, he will be leaving.”
    — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on MSNBC, regarding President Trump’s suggestion he might not accept the results of the election if he loses.

    Biden Eyes GOP Supporters While Trump Focuses on Base [Click] Kasich expected to speak at Democratic National Convention. (!)

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  6. Wall Street Journal: “Big U.S. companies are deciding March and April moves won’t cut it. The fierce resurgence of Covid-19 cases and related business shutdowns are dashing hopes of a quick recovery, prompting businesses from airlines to restaurant chains to again shift their strategies and staffing or ramp up previous plans to do so. They are turning furloughs into permanent layoffs, de-emphasizing their core businesses and downsizing production indefinitely.”

    A Lot of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes [Click] “The current housing crisis could get messy quickly, but fixing it shouldn’t be complicated, if Congress intervenes.”

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  7. OHIO: As of Monday afternoon, there have been at least 76,168 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,189 deaths, and 9,610 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

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  8. Polls Show Biden Is the ‘Law and Order’ Candidate [Click]

    'We can't pull it off': Florida sheriff says he can't muster security for GOP convention [Click] Hey, no problem; Trump can just call in the bikers, the Aryan Brotherhood, and suchlike. [Click] Top it off with military police and the third armored division.

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    1. Although it was a relatively small trial. But if it holds up ...

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  10. Republicans Against Trump Video Channels Reagan [Click] I had missed this; it came out on July 9th. No matter what one thinks of RR, it certainly makes a huge contrast with DT.

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  11. I checked on the education fund for Tybre Faw; it has roughly doubled since this time last night, so I expect it will exceed the stated target. I hope it raises enough for full freight at Fisk, John Lewis's alma mater.

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  12. NYT Magazine: Nearly 100 years ago, a man tried to blast off to Venus. Now the hunt for his rocket is on. [Click] “Nearly 100 years ago, a man tried to blast off to Venus. Now the hunt for his rocket is on. Inventor Robert Condit speculated that the planet was run by naked, multi-limbed inhabitants — who would eventually become business partners with Earthlings.”

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