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conulyPolice Target Journalists as Trump Blames ‘Lamestream Media’ for Protests
U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 120 times since May 28
Protesters defy curfews in major U.S. cities to march against police brutality
Thousands remain protesting in NYC streets, defying curfew
NYC Bus Drivers Union Refuses to Transport Protesters for the NYPD
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
Senate Republicans Block Bill Condemning Trump Over Protesters
Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to 'dominate' protestors (Trump's evil, but if you hold your nose and read his tweets you'll notice his distinctly dated use of the word "jerk" to mean "fool" rather than "meanspirited person".)
Democratic governors reject Trump’s call to send in military
Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump's response
Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage
Across America, police are responding to peaceful protests with violence
De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway.
These videos show the police aren’t neutral. They’re counterprotesters.
New York Police Are Attacking Protesters — They Know They Won’t Face Consequences
Many Claim Extremists Are Sparking Protest Violence. But Which Extremists?
Trump’s Threats to Antifa Are an Affront to Black Agency and a Risk to All Protest
The most chilling aspect of Trump’s Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protesters
'How did we get here?': Trump has normalised mayhem and the US is paying the price (It's not that Trump has been anything but harmful, but the seeds of this situation manage to predate him. Indeed, I'd say they helped create him.)
Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests
Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide
The Double Standard of the American Riot
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Bolsonaro brought in his generals to fight coronavirus. Brazil is losing the battle
Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing
Sobering US nursing home death report as lockdowns ease
Coronavirus: The mystery of asymptomatic 'silent spreaders'
Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S.
The Secret, Absurd World of Coronavirus Mask Traders and Middlemen Trying To Get Rich Off Government Money
Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus
Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned
The ‘Silent’ Oxygen Shortage in COVID Patients That’s Spooking Doctors
The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories (The protestors in that picture are almost certainly not actual medical professionals. Any dipshit can buy scrubs and do some cosplay.)
‘Sorry, no mask allowed’: Some businesses pledge to keep out customers who cover their faces (Why are people like this!?)
Scientists to choirs: Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say
U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 120 times since May 28
Protesters defy curfews in major U.S. cities to march against police brutality
Thousands remain protesting in NYC streets, defying curfew
NYC Bus Drivers Union Refuses to Transport Protesters for the NYPD
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
Senate Republicans Block Bill Condemning Trump Over Protesters
Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to 'dominate' protestors (Trump's evil, but if you hold your nose and read his tweets you'll notice his distinctly dated use of the word "jerk" to mean "fool" rather than "meanspirited person".)
Democratic governors reject Trump’s call to send in military
Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump's response
Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage
Across America, police are responding to peaceful protests with violence
De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway.
These videos show the police aren’t neutral. They’re counterprotesters.
New York Police Are Attacking Protesters — They Know They Won’t Face Consequences
Many Claim Extremists Are Sparking Protest Violence. But Which Extremists?
Trump’s Threats to Antifa Are an Affront to Black Agency and a Risk to All Protest
The most chilling aspect of Trump’s Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protesters
'How did we get here?': Trump has normalised mayhem and the US is paying the price (It's not that Trump has been anything but harmful, but the seeds of this situation manage to predate him. Indeed, I'd say they helped create him.)
Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests
Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide
The Double Standard of the American Riot
Bolsonaro brought in his generals to fight coronavirus. Brazil is losing the battle
Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing
Sobering US nursing home death report as lockdowns ease
Coronavirus: The mystery of asymptomatic 'silent spreaders'
Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S.
The Secret, Absurd World of Coronavirus Mask Traders and Middlemen Trying To Get Rich Off Government Money
Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus
Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned
The ‘Silent’ Oxygen Shortage in COVID Patients That’s Spooking Doctors
The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories (The protestors in that picture are almost certainly not actual medical professionals. Any dipshit can buy scrubs and do some cosplay.)
‘Sorry, no mask allowed’: Some businesses pledge to keep out customers who cover their faces (Why are people like this!?)
Scientists to choirs: Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say
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Date: 2020-06-03 04:23 am (UTC)This reminds me of Jack Finney's short story, "I'm Scared," wherein the mass pressure by all of us "involuntary emigrants to the future" to escape the terrible present, to go back home, is actually distorting, warping the flow of time.
It's an idea that would be revisited in 1987:
https://nodrog.dreamwidth.org/2022528.html
“The World Next Door”
Certainly I wouldn't mind hitching a ride on Doc Brown's DeLorean to "good old 1955." - when there were only 150 million people in the USA and less than three billion worldwide! And the quality of daily life reflected that - as it reflects today.
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Date: 2020-06-03 10:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-06-03 01:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-06-03 01:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-06-04 12:46 am (UTC)Speaking of Escape
Date: 2020-06-09 08:15 pm (UTC)https://nodrog.dreamwidth.org/2020/02/21/
“Hurry up in there!”