Mark Zuckerberg’s Pact with the Devil I, Cringely (chuck l)
California Takes a Big Step Toward Making Polluters Pay for Their Messes Capital & Main
RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sen. Graham’s challenge: Fill a court seat and save his own AP
Justice Ginsburg’s Death And The Future Of The Supreme Court American Conservative
From elation to apprehension: The right wrangles over a Court litmus test Politico
McConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight The Hill
Socialists Have Long Fought to Disempower the Supreme Court. That’s More Urgent Than Ever Now. Jacobin
David Sirota: Democrats Have Power To Play Hardball, Too David Sirota
Biden warns that a quick replacement of Ginsburg would “plunge us deeper into the abyss” WaPo
Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ginsburg nominee AP
‘I Could Show You Stuff You Wouldn’t Believe:’ Gravediggers Speak Out About Horrifying Conditions Motherboard
Woman spread coronavirus to 15 people on international flight NY Post
New CDC study highlights threat of coronavirus spread on lengthy flights Daily News
Artificial intelligence in COVID-19 drug repurposing The Lancet
Fighting the COVID Infodemic Project Syndicate
Actually, we’re in deep trouble: Work is changing profoundly, and NYC will not be able to adapt NY Daily News
As more local lockdowns begin, the hard truth is there’s no return to ‘normal’ Guardian
#COVID-19
Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they’re young Science (UserFriendly)
How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach Stat
Lockdown worries knock European stocks, banks hit by reports of illicit money flows Reuters
Byron Miller’s Race Against Time Marshall Project
‘We May Be Surprised Again’: An Unpredictable Pandemic Takes a Terrible Toll NYT
The fall opening of colleges: Upheaval, pandemic weirdness and a fragile stability WaPo
Class Warfare
Why Do Americans Give Away So Much Control to Corporations? Counterpunch. Ralph Nader.
Banks moved alleged dirty money despite red flags: Reports Al Jazeera
The Tampa region could lose as many as 100 independent pharmacies & end up with a bunch of pharmacy deserts if the state doesn’t check CVS’s market power abuses. https://t.co/ja821EjYjt
— Stacy Mitchell (@stacyfmitchell) September 20, 2020
2020
Liberals want blood. Joe Biden is sticking with bipartisanship. Politico
Julian Assange
LIVE UPDATES: ASSANGE HEARING DAY TEN—Court Is in Session Consortium News
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13 Craig Murray
Today, at the #Assange trial, I was struck by a changed mood. Julian’s defence is winning hands down, aided by the US prosecution’s abuse of witnesses and idiotic attempt to prove journalism is espionage. Even Judge Reaper has gone quiet. Trashing British justice has its dangers.
— John Pilger (@johnpilger) September 18, 2020
China
Chinese households lose their taste for Australian dairy products as souring relations hit sales SCMP
Our Famously Free Press
‘Confirmed’ Has Become A Meaningless Word In Mainstream News Reporting Caitlin Johnstone
Journalism’s New Propaganda Tool: Using “Confirmed” to Mean Its Opposite Intercept. Glenn Greenwald. From earlier this month; still germane. Not sure whether we linked to this before, nit it bears rereading.
When was the last time you saw any content that was critical of Democrats on MSNBC? https://t.co/PXCDrSCsbW
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) September 20, 2020
Trump Transition
Jeff Zucker Helped Create Donald Trump. That Show May Be Ending. NYT
West Coast Wildfires
What the Photos of Wildfires and Smoke Don’t Show You ProPublica
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead. MIT Technology Review
India
BJP Dodges Questions on Accountability of PM-CARES Fund in Lok Sabha The Wire
Interview: How should India regulate private healthcare to avoid pitfalls exposed by the pandemic? Scroll
India’s Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy Reuters
Coronavirus latest: India, on brink of 100,000 daily cases, cuts back on testing FT
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