Stressful situation for all of these people, some of whom will probably not get their vans and belongings back.
Posts by Rice
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Apparently the tier system is causing distress, with pub owners saying it is much easier to maintain social distancing there than in sops. Now if someone would just make available masks with valved straws -
And I’m still trying to get my head around pubs that can’t serve a pint without selling accompanying food.
This morning’s Times newsletter brought the following COVID news from around the world:
North Korean cyber criminals are suspected of targeting AstraZeneca, the British Covid-19 vaccine company. Hackers posing as headhunters contacted the pharmaceutical giant's staff on Linkedin and Whatsapp with fake job offers aimed at luring them to provide access to their computers.
China is to put its neighbours first in line when it comes to Covid-19 vaccines being developed in the country. President Xi said the country would give priority to trading partners Japan, South Korea, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Denmark is planning to exhume and burn the bodies of up to 17 million minks who were killed and buried after a mutated form of coronavirus was found. Emergency approval is being sought from the environment agency over fears that a large amount of phosphorous and nitrogen could seep into the soil.
A Belgium study has shown that nearly half of 2,662 hospital workers who contracted Covid-19 had lost all antibodies within five months. Researchers at the Universitair Ziekenhuis in Brussels could not define specific factors as to why one person lost the antibodies and another retained them, and said that antibodies are not the only aspect that determines the strength of an immune system.
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Who is posting this, and why?
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... but he is still claiming that the states whose election results were not in his favor held RIGGED ELECTIONS. The ones voting for him, of course, were fair.
He is still claiming massive fraud, even as another federal court (judge appointed by him?) turned down his latest appeal, flat, as having no facts to back it up.
It cannot be said often enough: he prefers being seen as a victim rather than a LOSER.
Over 30 Trump Campaign Lawsuits Have Failed. Some Rulings Are Scathing.
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Every day we are faced with the Truth Decay brought on by years of brainwashing about fake news, alternative facts, blogs as equivalent to reputable news sources.
It now takes real work to determine what is true. And most of us are lazy.
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Tragic! We didn’t read a word of that here.
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GlasgowJohn , is that an urban myth, or true?
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You’re right. But it is really hard to fit all those accomplishments into one structure.
This is a sad but succinct commentary:
‘Loser’: How a Lifelong Fear Bookended Trump’s Presidency
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I think a lot of people are going to want better information.
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Good to know the choripan sellers are maintaining their reputation as the only ones who reliably profit from all demonstrations, both positive and negative. See? Some things are comfortingly consistent even in 2020!
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Splinter started this thread, but I’m close to claiming it as my own, since no one else seems to be a logophile.
Setting an unenviable forum record of the first sextuple post, I offer this covid-era word:
“Pang-wangle.” (Verb)
To go about one’s business cheerfully in spite of minor misfortunes.
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You’re definitely right about the marked decline in quality after the first 3 seasons, morganf . But man, those first three were terrific.
Another Danish series we recently watched and enjoyed tremendously was Borgen. Interestingly, Rita is in that one too.
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I just read about his death. Shocking for an athlete, in particular, to have a fatal heart attack.
I wonder: will he be remembered more for his brilliant playing or for the “Hand of God?”
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You are a good student of US politics, richietog . The saying in Washington is that Pompous Pompeo is the 2nd most ambitious person in Washington. And that the most ambitious is Mrs Pompeo.
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I’m not sure I understand. Chameleons blend in with their environments. But Cristina?
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Cristina certainly sings a different song than she did when Macri was president - -
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What a horrible campaign to discredit these men who actually did the work of the Argentine government for them. And how could the govt possibly claim that they knew the identities of the dead, who unbelievably were not even provided dog tags by the military?
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Nice photo. Looks like a lead-in to a Western movie.
