Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Standoff in Portland as chaos envelops parts of the city
Oregon lawmakers intro bill to block ‘shadowy paramilitary’
Good Morning, News: What is Happening in Portland?
What on Earth is Happening in Portland, Oregon?
Chaotic Scenes in Portland as Backlash to Federal Deployment Grows
Crackdown in Portland
Dozens of moms formed a human shield to protect protesters from officers outside a federal courthouse in Portland
Portland mothers sing 'hands up, please don't shoot me' at cops as they form 'Wall of Moms' in front of 2,000 protesters on 54th night of unrest - and two nights after being tear gassed by federal officers
From Antifa to Mothers in Helmets, Diverse Elements Fuel Portland Protests
Portland official says protests were winding down — until the federal troops showed up
Meet the moms who made a human wall to protect protesters in Portland
The unmarked federal agents arresting people in Portland, explained
Federal Agents ‘Beaten Back’ Into Portland Courthouse by 2,000 Protesters, Including Parent Groups
Federal officers use tear gas to disperse crowds amid fires, violence in downtown Portland
Trump’s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun
Veteran speaks out after attack by federal agents in Portland
Trump threatens to deploy federal agents to Chicago and other U.S. cities led by Democrats
'Wall of moms' at Portland protest formed to protect demonstrators
Federal Officers Could Expand Beyond Portland; Trump Searches For Campaign Strategy
'They Just Started Waling On Me': Violence In Portland As U.S. Agents
Outcry In Oregon: State Sues Homeland Security As National, Local Officials Tell Troops To Get Out
Navy vet beaten by federal agents: 'They came out to fight'
Navy vet to feds: Why are you violating Constitutional oath?
In Further Sign of Tension, Portland Fire & Rescue Bans Federal Agents—and Portland Cops—From Using Its Stations
Federal officers again tear-gas protesters in Portland
Portland protester describes beating by federal officers
Moms Form Human Shield In Front Of Portland Protestors
'They just started whaling on me': Veteran speaks out after video of federal officers beating him at Portland protests goes viral
From Antifa to Mothers in Helmets, Diverse Elements Fuel Portland Protests
Trump’s made-for-TV fascism in Portland won’t get him re-elected. It may get someone killed by Will Bunch
CNN's Brianna Keilar cuts off live interview with 'lying' Trump campaign official
Trump administration seeks to bar undocumented immigrants from a portion of the 2020 Census
With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats
Facebook adds information label to Trump post on mail-in voting
N.J. Election Fraud Case Draws A Trump Tweet But Suggests Safeguards Are Working
The GOP Operatives Toying With Trump, Hoping For A President Biden
Twitter Attack Underscores Broad Cyber Risks Still Facing U.S. Elections
'We're Embarrassed': Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Hit 130 Users
Trump Sends Thugs To Arrest Portland Protesters, Threatens Chicago And New York May Be Next
I took a closer look at the cognitive test Trump claims to have aced
Maybe Trump should stop talking about that cognitive test
Microsoft unveils new sustainability steps in effort to remove all carbon produced in company history
Apple Does Not Owe Ireland Nearly $15 Billion In Back Taxes, Court Rules
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says company will invest $10 billion in India to support health, education, and agriculture. As well as localizing information in languages like Tamil and Punjabi, Google will invest in tech and AI to support agriculture and health.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $3M to fund universal basic income experiment
Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey just announced he'll fund a universal-basic-income experiment that could affect up to 7 million people
When Can Kids Go Back To School? Leaders Say 'As Soon As It's Safe'
Coronavirus updates: Florida beach town has 24.4% positivity rate
Wal-Mart stands its ground in the War on Masks
Florida COVID-19 cases soar again, California sees surge stabilize
Florida Teachers Sue To Block School Coronavirus Reopening Mandate
Ideas For Reopening Schools; Evidence Of Airborne Spread
Can Schools Open Safely? What Other Countries Have Decided

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In-N-Out eyes Tualatin for next Oregon location
I am worthy! I am on my personal journey! I am deserving of love and joy and happiness! I am creating a space of divine knowing. I am empowered to empower! - CJ B.
Jacksonville Sheriff Says He's At A Loss On How To Provide Security For GOP Convention
Republicans Signal They're Willing To Pay Up To Avoid An Election Day Disaster
Presidential Nominees Rarely Speak To Muslim Audiences. Biden Did Monday
Florida Sheriff Warns That Officers Unable To Provide Security For RNC
Pelosi, Dems Cite Election Interference In Request For Info From FBI
Money Tracker: How Much Trump And Biden Have Raised In The 2020 Election
Former Obama adviser lays out why Biden's VP would likely be the 'most powerful in history'
Some People 'Have The Sniffles': Trump Downplays The Coronavirus's Severity
'I don't think I'm fake news': Fox News' Chris Wallace and Trump spar over misleading claims about US coronavirus death rates
The number of Americans who trust Biden to handle the pandemic better than Trump is increasing
Fight for top House foreign affairs post opens race, seniority debate in Democratic Party
Trump won't commit to accepting result if he loses election
Trump leans on 2016 tactic to crack Biden support
Trump says he takes responsibility over Covid-19 as Biden enjoys large poll lead

Monday, July 20, 2020

"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - Rep. John Lewis,. June 27, 2018 , twitter
Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National 'Strike For Black Lives'
St. Louis Prosecutor Charges White Couple With Threatening Protesters With Guns

The Flag and the Fury
White Men Accused Of Attack On Black Man Face Felony Charges In Indiana
Atlanta Hawks Arena To Host Voting Site, Team Challenges Rest Of NBA To Follow
Need A Polling Place With Social Distancing? 3 NBA Teams Offer Venues
Transcript: Colin Powell on "Face the Nation"
Trump Shrugs Off COVID Death Toll in Fox News Interview: ‘It Is What It Is’
2 Stylists Had Coronavirus, but Wore Masks. 139 Clients Didn’t Fall Sick.
Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — 'They did it correctly'. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Ohio governor who has refused to issue a statewide mask mandate warns the state 'could become Florida'
Sohn: John Lewis' civil rights struggle was a message and labor of love
'Get in good trouble, necessary trouble': Rep. John Lewis in his own words
Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete
Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Never Gave Up Or Gave In
John Lewis’s Legacy and America’s RedemptionJohn Lewis’s Legacy and America’s Redemption
John Lewis: Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey lead tributes to civil rights hero
John Lewis, US civil rights and Congress icon who built Jewish ties, dies at 80


“Get in trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble.” -John Lewis
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies At Age 80
John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
John Lewis, civil rights icon and congressman, dies at 80
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies. After years of putting his body and his freedom on the line as an activist, he spent more than three decades in Congress.
Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who began pushing for racial justice in the Jim Crow south, has died The Georgia lawmaker and son of sharecroppers had been suffering from Stage IV pancreatic cancer since December. He was 80.
Rep. John Lewis, A Force In The Civil Rights Movement, Dead At 80
Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who began pushing for racial justice in the Jim Crow south, has died
Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dies
Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature
Democracy activist Joshua Wong files to stand in Hong Kong election
China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks
US sanctions 11 Chinese firms over Uighur rights violations
The Uighurs and the Chinese state: A long history of discord
OPEC Has New Competitor as China Ships Oil From Swelling Storage
‘Ugly face’: U.S. and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy politician set to run for legislature
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says social media ‘harmful’ to students, expresses concern over arrest of 3,000 youngsters
Taiwan official leaves Hong Kong after refusing to sign ‘One China’ statement – report
Inside Trump's Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus
Harvard doctor: America 'needs to regroup' to fight coronavirus
Coronavirus: Florida sheriff releases footage of people flouting social distancing rules at large street party
L.A. County surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 deaths to cap a record-breaking week
Dallas Researchers: Remdesivir Is Consistently Saving Lives
Arizona Clinic Grapples With High Demand For COVID-19 Tests
With CDC Sidelined, Some States Lose Access To Timely COVID-19 Hospital Data
Florida Sees Its 4th Day Running With More Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths
What Accounts For High Coronavirus Positivity Rates Among Florida Kids?
World Sets Daily Record In New Coronavirus Cases
White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone'
'We need to be prepared' for coronavirus surges, doctor warns
Mistrust of a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Imperil Widespread Immunity
Mistrust of a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Imperil Widespread Immunity via yahoo
85 children under age 2 tested positive for coronavirus in 1 Texas county, as U.S. sets new record
Trump reportedly seeks to block testing funds as Covid-19 surges across south and west

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Don't hurt anyone. It only takes few seconds to hurt people you love, and it can take years to heal. - unknown

Good things can still happen in the midst of chaos. - unknown

Some goodbyes are not ends, but releases. - Beau Taplin

You don't have to solve your whole life overnight. And you don't have to feel ashamed for being where you are. All you have to focus on is one small thing you can do today to get closer to where you want to be. Slowly and lightly, one step at a time. You get there. - Daniell Koepke

"When presence is full, like the sky, it is luminous and boundless, and it provides warmth and nourishment for life. All kinds of weather systems pass through it—happiness, sorrow, fear, excitement, grief—but like the sky itself, presence can hold them all." - Tara Brach, Radical Compassion
In Arizona, school reopening sparks protest movement
International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall — If They Can Get Here
Gottlieb warns kids could come down with COVID-linked illnesses in coming weeks
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too. A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work.
'It takes just one case to cause an outbreak:' Why summer camps are seeing campers, staff fall ill during pandemic
The “new normal” paradox: What COVID-19 has revealed about higher education
Texas asks schools to hold online-only classes through November
Most California Schools Unlikely To Open In Fall Under New State Rules
Please Don’t Make Me Risk Getting Covid-19 to Teach Your Child
Illinois coronavirus | Gov. Pritzer updates reopening plan as COVID-19 cases continue to rise slightly
Prosecutors: Man pulls gun on shopper during mask dispute in Tumwater
National Retail Federation calls for stores to set nationwide mask mandate
California governor told he had to ask and thank Trump to get help with COVID-19 response: report
As $600-a-Week Jobless Aid Nears End, Congress Faces a Quandary
Trump’s Failures Are Erasing the Memory of American Greatness
Dr Birx told President Trump in April that the coronavirus would soon be gone and influenced the administration's push to reopen the economy and lift lockdown, so, is she the other scapegoat now?
Leaders in states seeing 'out of control' coronavirus surges debate mask mandates, rolling back reopening. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., and Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., appear on ABC's "This Week."
Health Freedom Idaho protests Boise's mandatory mask order
Man arrested at Tumwater Fred Meyer for pointing gun at customer who told him to 'put on a mask'
Economist: U.S. Workers, Economy Will Suffer With End Of Federal Pandemic Benefits
These restaurants have filed for bankruptcy and many more are at risk
Public gatherings of 10 or fewer, ban on all live entertainment part of Inslee’s new order
Clark County’s COVID-19 cases bounce back up to 46
Inslee: Social gatherings for Phase 3 counties to be limited to 10
Home Depot isn't following Washington state's mask mandate. Says it's risky for staff
America Went Shopping For Clothes Again In June
Target, CVS Shoppers Will Be Required To Wear Masks
Kanye West Breaks Down, Makes Dubious Claim About Harriet Tubman at South Carolina Rally
'Everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars,' Kanye West says at 1st campaign rally