I Finally Had Sex With My Crush, and It Was … Not What I Expected
He left me feeling like I was the problem.
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The Weekly Planet: What 2020’s Bizarre Economy Taught Us About Climate Change
Every Tuesday, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. 1. I tend to think modern climate politics began in the U.S. when James Hansen, then NASA’s chief climate scientist, warned a Senate panel that “the greenhouse effect is here” on June 23, 1988. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was established the same year.
22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine
When the United States green-lit two coronavirus vaccines in December, it was a rare bright spot during this pandemic: Scientists had developed a vaccine for COVID-19 far faster than any other vaccine in history. The end finally seemed at hand.Since then, many, many things have gone wrong. In mid-December, Pfizer reported that it had millions of doses sitting around in a warehouse, and no instructions on where to send them.
The Odd, Transformative Ritual Restoring My Sense of Smell After COVID
A biology professor’s simple advice has become something more.
Trump to prioritize older adults for Covid vaccines, release all doses
The dramatic shift in strategy comes as the federal government and states have faced criticism for the slow pace of immunizations.
Will Lisa Montgomery Die Tonight? Sister Helen Prejean Calls for Trump to Halt Execution Spree
A federal judge has granted a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery, who was set to become the first woman executed by the federal government in 67 years, but the Trump administration is appealing the decision. Two men are also scheduled to die this week. Since July, when the Trump administration revived the federal death penalty, the U.S. government has executed 10 people — more than in any presidency since 1896.
America Has Entered the Weimar Era: Walden Bello on How Neoliberalism Fueled Trump & Violent Right
Democrats in Congress are pushing ahead with impeachment following the violent insurrection that killed five people at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The single article of impeachment against President Trump cites his incitement of insurrection and accuses him of subverting and obstructing the certification of the 2020 election.
Help! My Friends Harass Me About Police Brutality Because My Brother Is a Cop.
He’s wonderful, and was fighting for anti-bias training before it was widespread.
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m So Sick of Correcting All of My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes
Parenting advice on micromanaging spouses, diverse communities, and preparing for parenthood.
HHS, FDA duel over top lawyer as officials fear last-minute moves
The FDA cycled through three different top lawyers, a personnel shake-up driven by ongoing clashes between the agency and the HHS department that oversees it,
D.C. Residents Put Up With Overbearing Security for 20 Years. It Did Nothing.
What was the point of Fortress D.C.
The Country Lost Jobs in December, Which Was Totally Predictable
This is why so many of us spent the late summer and fall screaming our heads off for Congress to pass some sort of new coronavirus relief bill.
How Did Elon Musk Become the World’s Richest Person?
Wildly overvalued Tesla stock? Jeff Bezos’ divorce? Take your pick.
In America, Even the E.R. Docs Work for a Third-Party Contractor
More and more Americans have precarious jobs because workplaces aren’t their employers.
The Year of the Neighborhood—if You Were Lucky
Cities splintered in the pandemic, but only some Americans got to enjoy a hyperlocal utopia.
The Married Man I’m Sexting Stopped Responding, and I’m Not Sure How to Proceed
I think his wife was aware.
Help! Antidepressants Have Made My Wife Too Cheery.
Since starting on antidepressants, my wife has been cheerful and optimistic. I hate it.
U.S. loses 140,000 jobs in first monthly loss since spring
At the same time, the unemployment rate stayed at 6.7%, the first time it hasn’t fallen since April.
How Biden’s dream of fighting income inequality runs through Georgia
The share of wealth controlled by the top 1 percent sits at levels not seen since the 1920s. Biden’s hopes for changing it rests on Senate control.
Trump backs down, signs stimulus package
A government shutdown was averted after the president approved the Covid relief package and annual spending bill.
Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to Trump
The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.
Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and a warning from Republicans
Congress curbed the central bank’s emergency lending despite the economy’s continuing struggles.
COVID Scientist Rebekah Jones Condemns Armed Police Raid on Her Home & Florida’s Pandemic Response
As Florida sets new records for daily coronavirus cases, we speak with a whistleblower who was fired in May from the Florida Department of Health after she refused to censor information about the state’s COVID-19 outbreak. Rebekah Jones is a data scientist who helped build Florida’s coronavirus tracking dashboard, and she says her termination came after she refused to manipulate data to support the state’s reopening.
Survival of the Fittest? Florida Seniors Forced to Camp Overnight in Cars, Hoping for Vaccine
As the United States reports record COVID-19 deaths, Florida broke the record for the highest single-day increase in new cases Thursday. Across the state, long lines to get vaccinations against COVID-19 left senior citizens camping in their cars overnight in cold weather, after Governor Ron DeSantis lowered the priority age to 65, 10 years below the CDC recommended age of 75. Those aged 79 and older are reportedly four times as likely to die from COVID.
House Democrats Briefed On 3 Terrifying Plots To Overthrow Government
One plot includes surrounding the Capitol and murdering Democrats to allow Republicans to take control of the government.
Monday Night Owls: Critics warn against new domestic terror laws being used against legit protest
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
9 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
Jake Johnson at Common Dreams writes—’Oldest Play in the Book’: Critics Warn New Domestic Terror Laws Aimed at Pro-Trump Mob Would Be Used Against Legitimate Protest.
Hillary Clinton gets brutally honest about what our nation needs to do if we want to heal post-Trump
Less than one week after a group of pro-Trump insurgents rioted and stormed the U.S. Capitol, former U.S. secretary of state and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton published a smart, somber analysis in The Washington Post. Surprising few, Clinton calls for Donald Trump to be impeached. She discusses the grief, horror, and trauma that comes with an insurgency at the Capitol.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: Undocumented essential workers ‘should be on a fast-track to citizenship’
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro said this week that undocumented immigrants who have served as essential workers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic should be put on an expedited path to citizenship. Currently, there’s no way for millions of undocumented families to “get in line” to even begin the naturalization process.
Georgia GOP looks to deliver powerful blow to absentee voting days after Loeffler and Perdue concede
After years of targeted efforts to suppress the Black vote in Georgia, the state’s Republicans are looking to give new life to President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, this time by changing state law when the legislative session starts Monday.
Citing DHS secretary’s unlawful appointment, court blocks changes further gutting asylum system
A federal judge on Friday blocked the recently finalized Trump administration rules that advocates have previously said “all but gut” the U.S. asylum system, ruling that unlawfully appointed acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf lacked the authority to implement the anti-asylum changes that were set to go into effect just days before President-elect Biden’s inauguration.