Rapid coronavirus mutations in MINK could produce a more deadly version of the disease and even render vaccines useless if humans became infected, EU health agency warns
Mink farms have the potential to support a large number of transmission events
This could allow for problematic mutations to arise and potential infect humans
In Denmark, 214 people have already contracted mink-related COVID-19 strains
A unique strain that better resists antibodies was detected in 12 of these cases
Denmark has began a cull of mink across the country's 1,139 fur producing farms
EU health experts have called for a tightening of safety measures elsewhere
They ‘incite violence in our community,’ student trustee claims
"Cuesta College’s trustees may set a new political litmus test for serving on the board...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that the rest of the board unanimously called for his resignation at a “special meeting” Thursday.
...Sysak’s posts included sharing an “Occupy Snowflakes” post that reads: “We live in a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites lecture us on human biology, baby killers lecture us on human rights and socialists lecture us on economics,” according to the Tribune.
He reposted another that opposes California being a “sanctuary state” where state and local authorities refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, and yet another that implies Black Lives Matter is a “disrespectful criminal THUG” movement...Read all.
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses governor's stay-at-home order
"MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers‘ coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended it for another month without consulting legislators.The 4-3 ruling essentially reopens the state, lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants.
The Tavern League of Wisconsin swiftly posted the news on its website, telling members, “You can OPEN IMMEDIATELY!”...Read all!
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday sounded an alarm about restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying they shouldn’t become a “recurring feature after the pandemic has passed.”
“The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” Alito said in an address to the conservative Federalist Society, which is holding its annual convention virtually because of the pandemic.
...“Whatever one may think about the COVID restrictions, we surely don’t want them to become a recurring feature after the pandemic has passed,” said Alito, who was nominated to the court by President George W. Bush...Read all.
P.J. O'Rourke 1947 - Political satirist, journalist, writer
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published in the U.S.
1940 - During World War II, German war planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry when about 500 Luftwaffe bombers attacked.
1956 - The USSR crushed the Hungarian uprising.
1972 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 (1,003.16) level for the first time.
1972 - Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike.
1995 - The president Clinton instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while most government offices operated with skeleton crews.
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 709,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor.
DALLAS, TX—Sources close to Winston Davis say he is “totally screwed” as his girlfriend Wendy Fitzpatrick keeps referring to herself as “Wife-Elect” at any and every public gathering with close family and friends.
This awkward situation is happening to Winston despite no clear moment in time in which it ever entered his mind that Wendy was “the one” or that he was even getting close to asking her the question to make such an interim title even remotely appropriate. ...Wendy had even started delegating bridesmaids to begin getting fitted for dresses and unironically telling members of her family that she was setting up an “Office of the Wife-Elect.”...Read all.
San Francisco Bans New Natural Gas Hookups For Zero Eco-Benefits | Climate Dispatch
"...San Francisco’s new ordinance means that new buildings in the city cannot use natural gas intakes for stove-tops, ovens, water heaters, or heating.
Overall, this ban will have a zero net impact on global greenhouse gas emissions, because it is far too small.
...In other words, San Francisco can make this ordinance—which will have no net benefit on greenhouse gas emissions, anyway—because the city continues to live and prosper off of one of the most egregious violations of the planet in history...Read all.
During the first 2020 presidential debate in September, Joe Biden pledged that he would not declare victory in the election until the results were "independently certified." Last week, Biden declared victory in the presidential election despite the results not yet being independently certified.
"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposes to save the planet. It calls for the United States to reduce carbon emissions to zero in 10 years. Yes, you read that right ! ZERO carbon emissions in just ten years !!!! Read all!
"On my walk today, I encountered an outdoor victory party in honor of Joe Biden being declared our next president by the media.
A huge sign instructed neighbors to “Celebrate, Unite.”
...For the rest of the nation, and certainly for anyone who is right of center, the idea of uniting behind Joe Biden is laughable.
Why, after the way President Trump was treated, should any of his supporters consider uniting behind Biden?
...The real question for conservatives is the extent to which we should “resist” a Biden presidency. Specifically, I think the question is whether we should resist it with the same intensity and tactics (minus the lying) that Democrats used to resist Trump.
...In any case, if Joe Biden thinks he can “unite” America, his mind is even more addled than I thought...Read all.
In a historic move, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocated the U.S. embassy to the city from Tel Aviv, Israel in 2017. Jerusalem has been contested with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming the city for themselves for decades, according to The New York Times.
MICHIGAN GOV. WHITMER (D) SAYS STATE RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT ATTEND THANKSGIVING OR CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS: “YOU MAY SURVIVE OR YOU MAY NOT”--by Kevin Ryan
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) warned residents today against attending Thanksgiving or Christmas gatherings this year.
“You may survive or you may not. That’s the real scary thing about this virus,” Gov. Whitmer said.
Her state’s chief medical executive was even more sinister, saying these could be the last gatherings for some friends and family members if they catch COVID-19 at Thanksgiving or Christmas and don’t survive"...Read all.
Recount shows wrong winners declared in two Wellington election races - News - The Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL
"The Palm Beach County elections office declared the wrong winners in two of three Wellington races last week because of an error in the county’s vote-tabulating software, Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher said Monday. ...Wellington candidates Al Paglia and Shauna Hostetler were declared winners of March 13 council races, and the results were certified to the state on Friday. But the elections office said Monday night that those results were wrong...
Additionally, the elections office said that what had appeared to be a blowout victory for challenger Bob Margolis over Mayor Darell Bowen was in fact much closer.
...Because the erroneous vote totals have been certified, Willhite and Greene may have to go to court to overturn the results...Read all.
"John Kerry ran on [spending] $2 trillion [extra] over 10 years.
Barack Obama ran on $1 trillion, Hillary on $2 trillion.
Biden?
$11 trillion," says Brian Riedl, a budget expert at the Manhattan Institute.
Riedl notes that the president-elect also stumped for $3.6 trillion in new taxes over the coming decade, which would be the single-largest increase since World War II...
..."In the short term, you're going to get more pandemic aid, more recession aid," he predicts.
"...There might be a bipartisan infrastructure deal at some point….The Overton window has shifted. Bernie Sanders ran on $97 trillion, Elizabeth Warren ran on $45 trillion.
Fox News viewers appear to be deserting the network in droves as they tune into Newsmax TV.
Nielsen data confirms the trend in the post-election period last week.
1789 - Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
1805 - Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the "frankfurter."
1942 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18.
1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1998 - Monica Lewinsky signed a deal with St. Martin's Press for the North American rights to her story about her affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton.
2006 - A deal was finalized for Google Inc. to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock.
Rapid coronavirus mutations in MINK could produce a more deadly version of the disease and even render vaccines useless if humans became infected, EU health agency warns
