2020 looks like the year US renewables first out-produce coal Ars Technica
The Carrier is Vulnerable and Obsolete’ according to 100 years worth of military journals Duffelblog
11 firefighters were injured when a Downtown Los Angeles building that was already ablaze exploded while they were inside.
More: https://t.co/vdaJ0QEUCi pic.twitter.com/e29qYMowsP
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 17, 2020
#COVID-19
Restaurant Finds A Genius Way To Help Their Customers Feel Less Lonely While Social Distancing Using Pandas (10 Pics) Bored Panda. How could I resist that headline?
Daily new cases by countries Sergey Kashin
Will the coronavirus mean the end of cash? Treehugger
Pandemic planning becomes political weapon as deaths mount AP
Coronavirus and the prospect of mass involuntary euthanasia Al Jazeera
Why East beat West on Covid-19 (Part 2) Asia Times And Part 1 for those who missed it.
No Vaccine in Sight New Republic
COVID-19 Planning: Is It Time to Nationalize Big Pharma? Counterpunch
People Hated Masks During The Last Pandemic Too American Conservative
Stores Stress Over How to Handle a Customer Who Won’t Wear a Mask WSJ
PPE chic takes off at Asia’s trend-setter airlines Asia Times
Why American life went on as normal during the killer pandemic of 1969 NY Post
Thailand’s travel industry readies for relaunch FT
California newsrooms know how to prepare for disasters Columbia Journalism Review
Cuba’s Resilience Through Economic Crisis Prepared It for COVID Health Crisis Truthout
Science/Medicine
A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection Nature Communications
VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets for now AP
FDA suspends Gates-backed at-home COVID-19 testing program Reuters
‘Llamas are the real unicorns’: why they could be our secret weapon against coronavirus Guardian
Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 59
Bit of a slow Covid news day; my highlight is @WSJ article by @Georgia_Wells on MDs/scientists using social media to get the facts our re Covid https://t.co/gMXmrg2bKQ (firewall). Grateful to be profiled, though I’m only 1 of many doing this /1 pic.twitter.com/NYbfcRoQGU
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) May 16, 2020
Health Care
“We should empower Medicare to pay all of the medical bills of the uninsured and the underinsured—including prescription drugs—for the duration of the #coronavirus pandemic,” says @SenSanders. #COVID19 #MedicareForAll #HealthCareEmergencyGuaranteeAct https://t.co/UWixoxfXib
— Common Dreams (@commondreams) May 15, 2020
Class Warfare
Less than a movie ticket or ‘impossible to overpay’? Experts name their price for remdesivir Stat
Can fast fashion’s $2.5tn supply chain be stitched back together? FT
Why the Neoliberals Won’t Let This Crisis Go to Waste Jacobin
America’s corporate elite must stop treating coronavirus as an obstacle to profit Guardian
Prisons
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons Marshall Project
Food Security
Preventing a COVID-19 Food Crisis Project Syndicate
The Sickness in Our Food Supply New York Review of Books Michael Pollan.
Italy
Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 Reuters
India
Mumbai claims to have enough Covid-19 beds. So why are hospitals turning patients away? Scroll
Ground Report: What Really Happened in Violence-hit Telinipara, West Bengal The Wire
Analysis: Who has been put on the committees to advise India on its fight against the coronavirus? Scroll
China?
US Senate passes Uygur Human Rights Policy Act SCMP
Does no-one have the guts to tackle China on the Uighurs? Qantara
China’s Economic Recovery Might Be Slower Than Expected Jing Daily
Coronavirus latest: China’s attitude makes trade hard, Australia warns FT
Coronavirus pandemic pushes US and China into new Cold War Nikkei Asian Review
Battle looms at WHO meeting as pressure mounts on China over coronavirus inquiry SCMP
Syraqistan
The Danger of People Starving to Death Is Greater than the Danger from the Virus Der Spiegel
Trump Transition
Washington Post’s Rubin Misrepresents Emoluments Ruling in Latest Trump-Fueled Gaffe Jonathan Turley
Obama claims his presidency was free from scandal — but he’s full of it NY Post. Yes, I am aware this is the NY Post.
Barack Obama attacks Trump administration’s response to coronavirus pandemic Guardian
Obama criticizes nation’s leaders for bungled handling of coronavirus pandemic Seattle Times
2020
Sanders adviser warns of ‘alarming trends’ that could lead to Biden’s defeat The Hill
The pre-election number Trump’s team reportedly fears the most is the COVID-19 ‘body count’ The Week
When @AOC first entered Congress, she joined with @sunrisemvmt activists protesting in the Capitol. She was willing to stand up for what was right, no matter the risks. I knew then that I would have a powerful ally in this fight and I am forever grateful for her support. https://t.co/CElCDn7uEb
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) May 15, 2020
Antidote du Jour:
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.