"The venerable Arecibo radio telescope, a mammoth 305-meter dish nestled in the forested hills of Puerto Rico, is to be decommissioned after a pair of cables that support a huge platform above the dish broke." Well, fuck.
Full house… "For the first time, seven crew members -- and Baby Yoda -- are living on the International Space Station for an extended stay of six months." Hmm, for the toilet there is long wait times.
"An international team of researchers led by the Australian National University (ANU) and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia said Wednesday they have created two types of diamond at room temperature by using high pressure equivalent to 640 African elephants balancing on the tip of a ballet shoe."
"Pfizer announced it will submit an application to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday for an emergency use authorization for its experimental Covid-19 vaccine." Pump that stock, baby.
"How infectious individuals are depends on many factors, including how much viable virus (essentially, virus that is able to replicate) they are carrying and the amount of virus they have in their bodies… Some reports have shown people are most infectious just before they have symptoms and in the first week of having the virus." Ta-da!
"We've written at length on the current pandemic, how it's been handled, and how best to handle yourself through these discombobulating times. This article will hopefully serve as a useful refresher on some of those topics, particularly the latest science on masks, how to use them, and what to look for when buying them."
"Kyle Rittenhouse cashed a coronavirus stimulus check to purchase the semi-automatic rife that authorities say he used to fatally shoot two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he said… In a telephone interview with The Washington Post, posted Thursday, the jailed Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense and has no regrets for arming himself that fateful August night as protesters marched in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting by police." Fuck you, Kyle. you intentionally put yourself into a dangerous situation you had no business being a part of it. And then you played out your fantasies. Real life is not a video game.
How goes Brexit? An opinion column… "British business and finance are holding their breath. Few can quite believe that a British government could drive the British economy this close to the brink. Surely no sane government, entrusted with our collective wellbeing, could calmly contemplate imposing on its citizens immense trade disruption, transport chaos, shortages in medicine, fresh foods and key technologies?" I'm sorry, haven't you been paying attention? The goal is to create chaos in the West.
"A row has broken out after Boris Johnson’s adviser on the ministerial code resigned in the wake of the prime minister standing by the home secretary, Priti Patel, despite a long-awaited official inquiry finding evidence that she bullied civil servants." Bully protects bully.
"Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that he and senior GOP lawmakers will attempt to draft a targeted stimulus package with Democrats in the coming weeks… Mnuchin explained that he and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows will later Friday convene with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to brainstorm ideas for a more-targeted relief package." Hey Stevie, that doesn't sound like meeting with Democrats to work out a deal. Also, you already have several deals on the table. Why don't you pick one.
Oh, and while you at it… "Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday asked the Federal Reserve to return all unused coronavirus relief funds set aside for its emergency lending programs by the end of the year, taking away a lifeline even as a resurgence in Covid cases threatens to upend the budding economic recovery… Mnuchin said the programs are no longer needed, but the move goes against the Fed’s desire to keep them going, according to a statement from the central bank, in a rare show of public disagreement between the two government agencies." This move is just a way to fuck with the incoming Biden administration. I hope you rot in a jail cell, Stevie.
Late stage capitalism… "Tyson Foods Inc., which says it produces 20% of the beef, pork and chicken in the U.S., has suspended managers at an Iowa plant accused of participating in a betting pool on how many employees would become ill with COVID-19."
"The Vatican is investigating how the official Instagram account of Pope Francis 'liked' a photo of a model in a schoolgirl outfit… A team runs the pope's social media accounts, but the Vatican believes the 'like' came from an outside source." Uh huh. Sure. Say, can you hold while I go make more popcorn?
"New filings claim there was a Plan B the militiamen had drawn up, that involved a takeover of the Michigan capitol building by 200 combatants who would stage a week-long series of televised executions of public officials… And, according to government documents now on file in lower Michigan court, there was also a Plan C -- burning down the state house, leaving no survivors."
"The U.S. Census Bureau has determined it cannot put together the first set of results from this year's census by its Dec. 31 deadline. The bureau says it needs to resolve routine 'processing anomalies.'… So, the bureau is looking toward Jan. 26 as a new target date, according to a bureau employee who learned about the shift during an internal meeting Thursday and spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation in the workplace."
"The subpoenas were in response to a New York Times investigation into President Donald Trump's tax returns that first disclosed that he took $26 million in write-offs that came from fees he paid to consultants, including an apparent $747,000 fee that the Times said matched a payment disclosed by Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump."
Meanwhile, on Bullshit Mountain… "'This is harassment pure and simple. This "inquiry" by NYC Democrats is 100% motivated by politics, publicity and rage,' Ivanka Trump tweeted. 'They know very well that there’s nothing here and that there was no tax benefit whatsoever. These politicians are simply ruthless.'" If you did nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about. Isn't that what Fox has been telling people all along? Oh, and sweetie, welcome to the fucking Bigly Leagues. And "Prosecuting a former president would be an unprecedented step in a country that has long sought to sweep aside a departing commander-in-chief’s alleged transgressions in favor of a peaceful transition of power." Bullshit. This action happened before Trump was president, and there's only been one case close to this, which Ford officially pardoned Nixon. I doubt that will happen in this case.
Yes, this is sensationalism, but seriously… "The staff at Blackstones salon in New York City’s East Village watched in fascinated horror Thursday afternoon as the slick brown trickles of maybe hair dye, maybe makeup, maybe fake tan oozed from Rudy Giuliani’s sideburns."
"In a wild, tangent-filled and often contentious press briefing led by President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the Trump campaign's legal team laid out its case for widespread voter fraud in the election. The roughly 90-minute briefing was overflowing with falsehoods and conspiracy theories."
And on Bullshit Mountain… "President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani aggressively made the case on Thursday for the Trump campaign's legal challenge of the 2020 election results, alleging in a fiery news conference that there was a 'centralized' plan to carry out voter fraud around the country."
"Though all evidence points to the contrary, President Trump's campaign is insisting that Trump has a path to reelection victory and that it will pursue legal challenges to results in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. To date, the campaign has lost more than two dozen challenges filed since the Nov. 3 election in which Joe Biden has been declared the decisive winner."
"Monica Palmer, the Republican chairwoman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers who initially voted on Tuesday against certifying the county's election results, then reversed her vote, said Thursday she received a phone call from President Donald Trump Tuesday evening after the meeting ended."
"President Donald Trump has invited Republican state lawmakers from Michigan to the White House on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the President and his legal team are mounting an effort to overturn the results of the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden."
"Georgia has finished its statewide audit of the razor-thin presidential race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, according to a news release from the Secretary of State's office… Biden beat Trump by 12,284 votes, according to the final results from the audit. This is a slight drop for Biden compared to the pre-audit results… Officials have said repeatedly that the audit confirmed there was no widespread fraud or irregularities in the election."
"US election results 2020: Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump to win presidency." Again.
"'These are just bald assertions, they have been repeatedly rejected by the courts, and I think I’m, I’m less surprised by Donald Trump doing this, he has shown, you know, only a flimsy relationship with the truth,' Obama told MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capehart during a sit-down interview. 'I’m more troubled that you’re seeing a lot of Republican officials go along with it, not because they actually believe it, but because they feel intimidated by it.'"
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