"A wave of planned anti-lockdown demonstrations have broken out across the country to protest the business closures & stay-at-home orders brought on by COVID-19.
Right-wing front groups funded by the Koch and other billionaires are astroturfing these protests that put working families at risk.Sunday, April 19, 2020
LEAD NIH CORONAVIRUS RESEARCHER SUGGESTED PANDEMIC COULD BE ‘GENOCIDE,’
"LEAD NIH CORONAVIRUS RESEARCHER SUGGESTED PANDEMIC COULD BE ‘GENOCIDE,’ SAID DOCTORS WOULD LET BLACKS DIE:
"Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, who is described by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the “lead” member of the U.S. government team racing to find a coronavirus vaccine, has engaged with online theories calling the pandemic a black “genocide” and condemned what she called “systematic oppression” by white people, a review of her social media posts by “Tucker Carlson Tonight” reveals.QED:---Posted by
Corbett has also reposted a tweet urging Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, to “check” their “privilege.”...
Revealed: FBI Ignored Warnings that Infamous 'Pee Tape' Claim Was Russian Disinformation
Newly released material exposes that James Comey’s FBI obtained information from a source that the wild and unsubstantiated “golden showers” claim about President Trump was not only false but was likely a product of Russian disinformation.
Vietnam alleges China is faking 'Made in Vietnam' to skirt US tariffs
"WASHINGTON – Vietnamese officials say China is intentionally mislabeling its products as "made in Vietnam" to avoid American tariffs, and have ordered offices to more aggressively examine products' certificates of origin.
Chinese firms first export products to Vietnam, then change the labeling on packages before exporting the goods to the United States, Japan or Europe, they said..."
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"the Abilene Paradox is a preference cascade in which a group of people agree to do something that none of them really want to do..."--Fans of Best of the Web Today
Fans of Best of the Web TodayMichael Smith
"Americans have acquiesced to the pandemic restrictions for two reasons -
1) people believe they were doing the right thing to protect their family and their neighbors and
2) we assumed they were temporary.
I think most Americans agree to such actions due to their concerns for others - because that's who Americans are.
We care about people and no matter how hard our betters try to convince us we are evil and reprehensible deplorables, our actions point in exactly the opposite direction.
We're good people willing to suspend our inalienable rights, albeit temporarily, as long as it helps someone else.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the Abilene Paradox in my podcast - the Abilene Paradox is a preference cascade in which a group of people agree to do something that none of them really want to do..."
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"Americans have acquiesced to the pandemic restrictions for two reasons -
1) people believe they were doing the right thing to protect their family and their neighbors and
I think most Americans agree to such actions due to their concerns for others - because that's who Americans are.
We care about people and no matter how hard our betters try to convince us we are evil and reprehensible deplorables, our actions point in exactly the opposite direction.
We're good people willing to suspend our inalienable rights, albeit temporarily, as long as it helps someone else.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the Abilene Paradox in my podcast - the Abilene Paradox is a preference cascade in which a group of people agree to do something that none of them really want to do..."
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