"An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany carrying a wealth of data that will help researchers better predict climate change in the decades to come."
"More than half of US states are seeing an increase in new Covid-19 cases, with five states -- Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont -- reporting a jump of more than 50% in one week."
"In response to the virus' resurgence, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce in Parliament on Monday a three-tier local lockdown system, formally known as "Local COVID Alert Levels," for England, his office said." No color coding? Am disappoint.
In other news, things don't seem to be going well in the UK regarding COVID.
"The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say… The findings from Australia's national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer than thought… However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill the virus." Wash. Your. Hands.
"They’re not cures and it’s not likely that everyone will be able to get them as President Donald Trump has suggested. But experimental antibody drugs like the one Trump was given are among the most promising therapies being tested for treating and preventing coronavirus infections."
"He's not alone in taking such precautions against the virus. Lincoln County has one of the nation's highest asbestos mortality rates. At least 400 people have died from asbestos-related diseases, which can include asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer. At least 1 in 10 people in Libby have an asbestos-related illness, according to Miles Miller, a physician assistant at the Center for Asbestos Related Disease… 'Our patients having an underlying lung disease would make recovery from COVID-19 more difficult,' Miller says."
"This catastrophic collapse was one of the country’s most consequential failures to control the virus. And it wasn’t unexpected: For decades, politicians and corporate officials ignored warnings about the risks associated with America’s overdependence on foreign manufacturing, and a lack of adequate preparation at home, the AP and 'FRONTLINE' found." And the problems still aren't resolved.
"A leader of protests against new coronavirus restrictions in Brooklyn has been arrested on charges of inciting people to riot and unlawful imprisonment of a journalist who was chased and trapped by a crowd, police said."
"A security guard hired to protect a Denver television news crew covering opposing rallies of right-wing and left-wing political activists is being held in custody on suspicion of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a protester, police said on Sunday."
"Protesters took to Portland's streets on Sunday night to take down statues of former presidents in what they described as an 'Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage.'… The activists tore down statues of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and some protesters smashed windows at the Oregon Historical Society."
"Michigan law enforcement is on high alert after the FBI revealed an alleged plot by extremist groups to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also involved a 'plan to target and kill police.'… 'We're cautious. We're absolutely more careful,' said First Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police. 'This is one of the tactics these anti-government, domestic terrorism groups use. Law enforcement is the face of the government. if you're mad at the government, you're mad at the police.'" Hey, I've got an idea, how about not supporting them and giving them a pass like many police have done (like they dud with Kyle Rittenhouse).
"Despite polls showing long-standing approval of Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus, she faced loathsome criticism at protests like these staged by conservative political groups and tacitly supported by Republicans in the state Legislature."
How goes Brexit? "This county, Kent, voted by 60%-40% to leave the EU in Britain’s 2016 referendum, but Swandale said visions of truck stops and customs depots were not uppermost in their minds."
"President Donald Trump’s proclamation Friday commemorating Columbus Day veered from a typical White House holiday announcement, with stark warnings of 'radical activists' seeking to tarnish the explorer’s legacy."
"It’s official. Every time residents of Danbury, Connecticut, flush, they will be sending their special deliveries to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant."
"We heard a lot from people who shared this worry the U.S. flag has been weaponized, deliberately redefined as a more conservative symbol owned by some Americans more than others." Symbols evolve, their meaning changes over time. And how we (as US citizens) feel about our flag is complex, and infused with a little bit of idolatry.
"The former Vice Chairman of the Postal Board of Governors testified Thursday that the Trump administration has been "politicizing" the Postal Service and using Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to inappropriately influence the organization for political ends that will eventually harm the customers and businesses the Postal Service is supposed to serve."
"In a candidate forum with the South Carolina Senate race contenders, Senator Lindsey Graham has said he did not believe there was systemic racism in his state, insisting young black people would be safe, 'as long as they're conservative.'" I'm sure it sounded better in his head.
"A New York Times analysis of tax records showed that more than 200 companies, special-interest groups and foreign governments have funneled millions of dollars to President Trump’s properties while reaping benefits from the president and his administration." The swamp in all it's hoary glory.
"It’s easy to dismiss these flubs as minor communications errors, but communicating with the public is one of the most important things White Houses do. And this one has made such a hash of things that it has compounded the very real substantive problems confronting an administration that has more of its fair share of those as well."
"President Donald Trump takes his Covid denial tour back to the campaign trail Monday as the tense final stretch of an election now three weeks away gets a fresh jolt with Senate hearings on his Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett… Trump, who announced Sunday, without providing evidence, that he has tested "totally negative" after his bout with the virus, plans to hold his first rally since his diagnosis was publicly disclosed, in Florida, in what risks turning into yet another super spreader event."
"A stack of hay bales on a western Massachusetts farm that were painted to show support for the Democratic presidential ticket went up in flames, and one man has been arrested in connection with the blaze, authorities said."
"McLaughlin concluded his presentation with a dire warning: If campaigns didn’t improve their digital fundraising dramatically, they’d have no way to counter a 'green tsunami' of Democratic spending in the fall, according to three people familiar with the meeting… Six months later, the green tsunami is here. And it’s threatening to wipe out the Republican Senate majority." Money doesn't win elections, votes do. Money can get your message out there, but it won't work if that message is a dud to begin with.
"Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has said a clip of him used in a Trump campaign advert is misleading… His words that he 'can't imagine that anybody could be doing more' to fight Covid-19 appear in the ad to refer to President Donald Trump specifically… But Dr Fauci, who clashed with Mr Trump before on Covid, was actually talking about himself and other staff."
"Dueling town hall events, with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on ABC and President Donald Trump on NBC, may be on the air this Thursday, since the town hall-style debate between the two men is off… As with almost everything involving Trump, though, his plans are subject to change."
"As the presidential election looms, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells NPR's Morning Edition that the military plays no role in politics, and that he has complete trust in America's institutions to manage election disputes… 'We have established a very long 240-year tradition of an apolitical military that does not get involved in domestic politics,' Milley told NPR's Steve Inskeep on Sunday." And for very good reasons.
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