pandemic
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With Lack of Consistent COVID-19 Messaging From Trump Administration, Lax Responses and Misinformation May Increase Health Risks
Since the coronavirus broke out in the U.S., Donald Trump has offered mixed messages on the severity of the virus, America’s readiness to combat it, and what the administration plans to do to help millions of Americans access healthcare and resources as the pandemic spreads. Just today, Trump said he hoped to have businesses back…
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What Color-Coding the Books in My Office Taught Me About Life
Nothing. I tried real hard, though, to find life-lessons there. An edict, perhaps. An ancient mystery, finally solved, maybe. A clue, even, that would begin to unlock an ecosystem of interconnected riddles. A tomb opened. A catacomb unleashed. A reverie discovered. “One cannot step twice in the same river,” the great Heraclitus said when noticing…
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Nashom Wooden, a Standout Star in NYC's Influential Drag Scene, Reportedly Dead From COVID-19
Friends of Nashom Wooden, the performer behind the iconic drag persona Mona Foot, say he recently passed from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Geoffrey Mac, a designer who won season 18 of the reality show Project Runway, shared a video on Instagram cautioning everyone to stay healthy as the pandemic continues to…
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First Responders Plead for Trump Administration to Prioritize Them for Coronavirus Tests
If you’re like me, it feels like the coronavirus pandemic just straight exposed all the failings of our current systems. You would think being caught with their pants down would spur the Trump administration to be more proactive about, well, everything. Apparently not, though. The Trump administration spent the last week deferring blame, proposing questionable…
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Rand Paul, Staunch Opponent of Coronavirus Healthcare Package, Diagnosed With Coronavirus
Malcolm X ain’t never lie; chickens do come home to roost! And you would think that a senator from Kentucky would know that better than anyone. But as karma would have it, Rand Paul, who was the only senator to vote against an $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus package last month, has tested positive for the…
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'Power' Play: Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Omari Hardy Gives Mayor Pam Triolo a Full Dressing-Down During Emergency Community Board Meeting in Florida
Omari Hardy had all the time on Thursday night. And he also had zero fucks to give. The Lake Worth Beach, Fla. commissioner let the city’s mayor Pam Triolo have it over the neglect to provide power during the coronavirus crisis. According to The Palm Beach Post, the fiery point of contention revolved around who…
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Housing as a Human Right: Movement Gains Steam in Los Angeles in Response to Pandemic
For years, a housing crisis in California has been coming to a head as skyrocketing rents have outpaced people’s wages. That crisis has led to a growing homeless population the state has struggled to assist. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic requiring Californians to “shelter-in-place,” homeless families find themselves running out of safe options. In response,…
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Can Someone Unzip Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Leather Face Mask So He Can Tell Trump That Governors Aren’t His Enemy?
During this global pandemic, Trump has displayed the steadfast leadership skills of children once the piñata breaks. He has literally told governors Prince’s lyrics from “Let’s Go Crazy,” in which the Purple One says: Cause in this life Things are much harder than in the afterworld In this life You’re on your own Recently, President…
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Secret Recording Shows Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Warned Rich Donors About Coronavirus Weeks Before Us
While the president was busy telling America that the coronavirus was well under control, lying about the number of people infected and claiming that health experts’ data on the virus’ death rate was false because of a hunch, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee was warning a small group of rich donors some three…
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As COVID-19 Sparks a Rise in Self-Isolation, a Spike in Domestic Violence May Follow Suit
Mere weeks after its first emergence into the global news cycle, the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic are already multifold. Aside from the as-yet-unknown longterm impacts on both physical and mental health and growing anxiety and misinformation about how the virus is contracted, spread and contained, we’ve already seen a tremendous economic fallout. Small…