Wednesday: Covid Open Thread
Posted: November 15, 2023 Filed under: just because 8 Comments
Bruno Liljefors, Common Swifts
Good Morning!!
After years of avoiding Covid, I finally came down with it. I have no idea how I caught it, because I stayed in my apartment all last weekend. But somehow I did get it, and it’s not fun. So I’m just going to post some stories, and then go back to bed.
Here’s what happening today.
AP, via Yahoo News: Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting.
The Independent: Blow for Putin as Ukraine takes major step in bid to outflank Russian troops.
The New York Times: Ukraine Indicts Officials Linked to Efforts to Investigate the Bidens.
Marist Poll: The Looming Government Shutdown.
The Washington Post: House passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends to Senate.
Politico: Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback.
Axios: Speaker Mike Johnson calls separation of church and state a “misnomer.”
Politico: Senate Dems take major step towards ending Tuberville’s military holds.
The Washington Post: Fani Willis: Georgia trial involving Trump might not conclude until early 2025.
Brandi Buchman at Law and Crime: ‘Without regard to numbers, wealth or rank’: Special counsel rails against Trump ‘scattershot’ First Amendment claims as demand for ‘special exception.’
The Washington Post: Univision, the Spanish language news giant, shifts its approach to Trump.
Have a nice day everyone!
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BB…honey take care of yourself and sleep well 💜💜💜
Hope you feel better! I just had a few friends test positive here that I haven’t seen for a while. It appears to be reappearing everywhere.
Well, that just sucks, BB.
BB, does your apartment condition air from the hallway by a gap under the door?
Oh no, bb! Here’s hoping you recover soon and the stupid thing takes ALL its aftereffects with it!
Thanks for the link to Ukraine news. I’ve been looking for updates but it’s like the country fell off the map.
Love the swifts painting.
Oh no, bb! Here’s hoping it goes away soon!
Thanks for finding a Ukraine update. I’ve been looking and seen nothing.
Love the swifts painting.
(It looked like wp had dumped the first comment, so I started over. Much annoyed, of course. The only good news is that this is the first comment in days that wp has graciously posted at all! Delete whichever one of the dup you’d like.)
I don’t know what WordPress is fucking up to now…but when you pay for a service, you expect it to work. Sorry for all the problems, we are pissed off too.