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KY_EnviroGuy's JournalWhen and how to vote in all 50 states
When and how to vote in all 50 statesAxios
Stef W. Kight, Naema Ahmed
See: https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html
Excerpt:
Driving the news:
Axios is launching an interactive resource, built on research by RepresentUs, a nonpartisan election reform group, to help voters across the country to get the information they need.
"This election year, voters need to take more time and effort to navigate the challenges of a pandemic," U.S. Elections Assistance Commissioner Donald Palmer tells Axios.
It will be critical for voters to have updated information on their options "to make sure that this election is a true reflection of the will of the people," said Matt Strabone, senior counsel for RepresentUs.
The article includes clickable links to state web sites for applying for mail-in ballots.
Also shows various rules for all states regarding:
* Ballots mailed to active voters
* No excuse needed
* Allowing due to COVID-19
* Excuse required
* Applicable deadline dates for:* Deadline to request application
* Early in-person voting date
* Mail ballot deadline
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The new normal: FRANCE 24 reports from Lebanon to Venezuela
The new normal: FRANCE 24 reports from Lebanon to Venezuela
FRANCE 24 English
In our show "The New Normal", which examines the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, FRANCE 24 brings you four reports from our correspondents around the globe.
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An interesting series of interviews!
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Biden's VP pick: Why Kamala Harris embraces her biracial roots
About Senator Harris' Indian heritage......
Biden's VP pick: Why Kamala Harris embraces her biracial roots
Soutik Biswas, India correspondent
BBC World News
Read it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53745141
Excerpts:
It is clear that her late mother was a big inspiration for Ms Harris. Gopalan was born in the southern Indian city of Chennai, the oldest of four children.
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US Democratic Party activists like Shekar Narasimhan say her candidacy would be "seismic" for the Indian-American community. "She's a woman, she biracial, she will help win the election for Biden, she appeals to various communities and she's really smart."
"Why should Indian-Americans not be proud of her? It's a signal that we are coming of age."
This is a great article with lots of personal stories. Enjoy!
I'm nicknaming our wonderful pair KamalaJoe. (ladies first)
Now, I must train myself to properly pronounce her first name!
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Sobering U.S. pandemic statistics from Sunday.
From: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/aug/10/coronavirus-live-news-us-infections-pass-500000-as-greece-sees-highest-ever-daily-cases
The US death toll stands at 162,919, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, with cases at 5.04m. The US population is 328.2m:
https://twitter.com/helenrsullivan/status/1292643734933258241
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And one in every 65 Americans has tested positive for coronavirus
Quote Tweet: Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis
1 out of every 2,000 Americans alive at the start of the pandemic has now died with COVID.
10:07 PM · Aug 9, 2020
Meanwhile, as we reported almost 54,000 new cases on August 8th.....
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New Zealand has reported its 101st day in a row with no recorded community transmission of Covid-19 from an unknown source. All 21 active cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed in travellers returning to New Zealand from other countries; all of them are in quarantine at the government’s managed isolation facilities. There were no new cases of the coronavirus recorded in the quarantine hotels on Monday.
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John Fugelsang for the Twitter win today....
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/1291749835134181380Text:
Hi, I'm Larry Kudlow. I once had a 100k-per-month coke habit & a reality TV star picked me to manage your economy.
10:55 AM · Aug 7, 2020
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Did you see this letter she sent out?
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Found at:
https://twitter.com/bymorganmatzen/status/1291763913084854276
I cannot believe the overt stupidity out of so many Republican leaders, acting like amateur epidemiologists and with nothing but business interests in their brains.
There surely must be laws governing this type of dangerous public health-related rhetoric from elected officials.
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Remains recovered after California Marine tank sinks
Source: AP News
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast, authorities said.
The remains of seven Marines and a Navy sailor were found after underwater salvage operations that followed the sinking on July 30. They will be flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to be prepared for burial by mortuary affairs teams, according to a statement Friday night from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
The remains “will then be released to their families in accordance with their wishes,” the statement said.
The amphibious vehicle sank in 385 feet (117 meters) of water as it headed back to a Navy ship after completing routine training, the military said.
Read more: https://apnews.com/1bcbeee0036a4ab7394b660bf4fb80db
Rest in peace, good soldiers..........
The Gob-Smacking Stupidity of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
The Gob-Smacking Stupidity of the Sturgis Motorcycle RallyThe Wry Wing Politics blog
August 4, 2020 by Brian Lambert
Read it here: https://www.wrywingpolitics.com/the-gob-smacking-stupidity-of-the-sturgis-motorcycle-rally/#comment-144467
Excerpts:
Bikerworld’s other big rally, in Daytona, Florida went on as scheduled this past March in the early days of the pandemic. But Daytona’s “Biketobefest” seems likely to be cancelled this fall, what with the virus surging worse than ever … in large part due to “protestors”, the roughly 36% of freedom-loving Americans who refuse submit to reality and continue to prolong and enhance the peril to the lives and livelihood of everyone else.
Letting Sturgis happen amid all this is of course not surprising given the culture of South Dakota. The current governor, Kristi Noem, once upon a time the South Dakota Snow Queen, is every Trumpist’s dream girl. She’s abolished the requirement to get a permit before carrying a concealed gun, opposed Obamacare and every form of abortion rights she can find or be pointed at, is on record — during Obama’s term — as being very concerned about the national debt, so much so that as a Congresswoman she declared the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicaid, high-speed rail projects, cap-and-trade technical assistance, and subsidies for the Washington Metro rapid transit system examples of federal programs she thought needed a damn good whacking.
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Point being. No matter what science or common sense or common courtesy say, no matter what’s good for the rest of the country, South Dakota wants the money the flagrant recklessness and naked stupidity Sturgis brings in.
Mr. Lambert is an excellent writer and I hope you enjoy his story.
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I’m a liberal in Minnesota with, as polite Minnesotans say, a “different” sense of humor. So, there is a steady diet of liberal politics, Minnesota issues, and quirky humor. But please bear with me when I stray off-topic, and off-mission. Remember, Elvis’s Mission Statement only promises to “try,” so humorless rants, barbaric yawps and wonk-a-thons also sometimes are in the mix.
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Chart compares Dem and Rethug pandemic economic relief bills....
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Handy for responding to Trumpsters without even saying a word. Well, the ones that can read anyway.
Hattip to Americans for Tax Fairness........
Visit them here: https://americansfortaxfairness.org/
Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US aluminum goods
Source: BBC World News
Canada has announced a C$3.6bn ($2.7bn, £2.1bn) tariff on US aluminium products a day after US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on some Canadian aluminium products. Canada and the US reached a deal last year to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that had been imposed on grounds of "national security".
Mr Trump reintroduced them on Thursday to protect the US industry. Friday's retaliatory tariffs by Canada will go into effect on 16 September.
The countermeasure was announced after deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland previously promised a "dollar-for-dollar" fight.
Canada's Chamber of Commerce said the "tariffs were the wrong instrument when they were first imposed in 2018, and they remain the wrong instrument now". National Foreign Trade Council, a US-based pro-trade group, called imposing the new measures a "misguided action", warning it could undermine the new free trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico, which came into force in July.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53683569
IMO, Trump's tariffs are nothing more than a giveaway to American aluminum companies and their stockholders to buy votes. As usual, American families will pay the cost.
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