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- There was too much news today, but let's get the ball rolling: Donald Trump admitted to Bob Woodward on February 7th that he knew coronavirus was "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and then a month later admitted he wanted to downsize the danger. And today he admitted he misled the public on coronavirus.
- Is the sky supposed to be that color? I really don't think the sky is supposed to be that color.
- A senior DHS official alleges in a whistleblower complaint that he was told to stop providing intelligence on the threat of Russian interference in our elections, downplay the threat of violent white supremacy, play up threats of “left-wing” groups, & manipulate other info to fit into Trump's agenda.
- It's the trailer for Dune! Not Jodorowsky's Dune, not Lynch's Dune, it's Villeneuve's Dune!
- Emails show that officials from the Department of Health and Human Services are trying to prevent Dr. Anthony Fauci from speaking about the risks that coronavirus poses to children.
- Any day with a Rick Moranis sighting is a good day (except for all the other bad news today, most of it was bad).
- Coronavirus tests are supposed to be free—but then why are people getting surprise bills?
- But maybe that hasn't been a problem for you because you found an out-of-the-way place to get a test via a whisper network of coronavirus testing advice in NYC.
- Starting Monday, the U.S. government will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19 because the pandemic is over and everything is good now, I assume.
- It's just as I feared: you cancel one Walking Dead series, two more spinoffs appear.
- Christian Cooper, the Central Park birder, has turned his ordeal with Amy Cooper into a graphic novel tackling racism.
- Gorillaz released a new single “Strange Timez" featuring The Cure's Robert Smith, and announced that their new album Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez will come out in October.
- And finally, anyway, it was a long day, go to your happy place:
Published Sep 9, 2020
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