Month: October 2020

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Much Is Mike Pence to Blame?

If Vice President Mike Pence does agree to show up at the debate on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, he’ll have plenty to answer for -- in particular, why the White House’s coronavirus task force wasn’t able to do more to fight the pandemic here in the U.S. 

Guest: Dan Diamond, reporter for Politico and author of the Politico Pulse newsletter. 

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Spreadsheet snafu, ?Long Covid? quantified, and the birth of probability

After nearly 16,000 cases disappeared off coronaviruses spreadsheets, we ask what went wrong. How common are lasting symptoms from Covid-19? If you survey people about the death toll from Covid, they?ll make mistakes. What do those mistakes teach us? Pedants versus poets on the subject of exponential growth. And we dive deep into the unholy marriage of mathematicians, gamblers, and actuaries at the dawn of modern finance.

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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #91” with Tom & Michelle from Apocalypse in Review Podcast

Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode 91.  Sitting in with us again today one last time is our hilarious next door neighbor, Daniel Magden! Follow him on Twitter @MagdenDaniel and check out his podcast "Reefer Sadness".  Also, joining us for this episode via phone from the Old Dominion, it's Tom and Michelle from the EXCELLENT podcast, Apocalyse in Review. Music at the end is "I Fought the Law" by Dead Kennedys.

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The NewsWorthy - VP Debate Preps, Hurricane Delta & WNBA Champs- Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, October 7th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

  • President Trump's condition as he recovers from COVID-19
  • the outbreak spreading through the White House 
  • changes in place for tonight's vice-presidential debate
  • mixed messages regarding relief negotiations 
  • Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico and threatening the U.S.
  • how former bandmates are mourning a rock-and-roll legend
  • the new name for what's now called Eskimo Pies
  • the winning team of a history-making championship game

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

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Sources:

Trump Reports No Symptoms: AP, FOX News, Axios

Facebook, Twitter Block Trump Posts: WaPo, CNBC, BBC, Johns Hopkins

Stephen Miller Tests Positive: Politico, CNN, NBC News

Pentagon Leaders Quarantined: WSJ, AP, ABC News, CNN

Relief Negotiations Stalled: AP, WaPo, WSJ, Politico, Trump Afternoon Tweet, Trump Evening Tweet, Pelosi Statement

Vice Presidential Debate: WaPo, NBC News, Newsweek, Reuters

FDA New Vaccine Guidelines: AP, NBC News, NPR, WSJ, Trump Tweet

Hurricane Delta Intensifies: Weather Channel, USA Today, AP, CNN, NHC

House Panel Releases Big Tech Report: WSJ, CNBC, Engadget, Full Report

Facebook Bans QAnon: The Verge, Axios, AP, Facebook

Instagram Hiding Negative Comments: CBS News, FOX Business, Instagram

Eskimo Pie Name Change: CNN, FOX Business, USA Today, Forbes

Eddie Van Halen Dies: USA Today, Rolling Stone, WaPo, David Lee Roth Post, Sammy Hagar Post

Seattle Storm Wins WNBA Championship: USA Today, CNN, ESPN

Work Wednesday: Americans Taking Fewer Days Off: Axios, Survey

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What A Day - Keep Calm And Harrison

Trump said yesterday he won't negotiate with Democrats on another Covid relief before the election. He sent a torrent of other tweets too, all while more people in D.C. continued to test positive, including Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller and General Mark Milley.

Former South Carolina Democratic party chair Jaime Harrison is tied with Senator Lindsey Graham in a tight senate race according to recent polling. We talk to Harrison about his campaign, his vision for South Carolina, the Supreme Court, and more. 

And in headlines: the FDA announced its guidelines for vaccines, 4 million people have already voted in the US, and Cole Haan debuts Slack shoes.

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crooked.com/debate

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The Daily Signal - Sen. Marsha Blackburn Previews Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins the "Daily Signal News" podcast to talk about the committee's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett, set to begin next week.

Senate Democrats, who generally have supported virtual hearings during the pandemic, now demand in-person hearings to consider Barrett. How is the Judiciary Committee's Republican leadership responding? What kind of questions will Barrett face? Blackburn breaks it down.

We also cover these stories:

  • The White House physician, Sean Conley, announces that President Trump no longer has symptoms of COVID-19.
  • President Trump tweets: “Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu."
  • The president breaks off negotiations with congressional Democrats over a new coronavirus relief bill.

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Philosophers In Space - 0G119: Children of Time and Neuromorphic AI, Part 2

Ugh, filthy hoot-mans. Truly the worst part of any sci-fi. We must struggle through though as we can't really explain the brilliant climax without explaining the absurd journey of the misguided bipeds. We make it tolerable by focusing on the dangers of uploading/copying human minds in hardware and software.    Neuromorphic AI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromorphic_engineering    Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/    Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you!   Sibling shows:   Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/   Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/    Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Recent appearances:  James had me on Ethics and Chill to discuss how algorithms are a key player in this C+ dystopia we're stuck in. https://ethicsandchill.org/2020/09/11/episode-24/    CONTENT PREVIEW: Children of Time and Empathy Memetics, Part 3
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Money Girl - 655 – Mortgage Refinance? 5 Ways to Know If It’s a Good Idea

If you’re a homeowner, it’s wise to stay alert for opportunities to reduce your mortgage payment by refinancing. Find out what a mortgage refinance is, common reasons to consider one, and five ways to know if it’s a good idea for your situation.

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The Gist - Rebranding Schadenfreude

On the Gist, a buffet of bad takes from Joe Piscopo.

In the interview, CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is here to discuss a topic the Gist can’t seem to get enough of recently, the Mueller investigation. Toobin’s new book, True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump, explores the investigation and analyzes its failures, and he talks with Mike about Mueller’s misplaced trust in institutions, and how sympathetic we should find him in light of that.

In the spiel, how do you feel about Trump’s diagnosis?

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Consider This from NPR - President Trump’s COVID-19 Treatment Reveals Unequal Burden Of The Disease

President Trump told the country Tuesday: "Don't be afraid of COVID. Don't let it dominate your life." This was in a video published after the president's return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. During his nearly 72-hour stay, Trump received care from top doctors and experimental treatments that are not readily available to the millions of Americans who have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Marshall Hatch, a pastor of New Mount Pilgrim Church in Chicago, lost his sister to COVID-19 and says the president's message feels like an insult for families grieving in the wake of this disease.

While the vast majority of Americans don't have access to the kind of care that the president received, it's not the only example of how the pandemic is having disproportionate effects on certain groups. California Health Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly explains a new state rule that will tie re-opening plans to improvements in its hardest-hit communities.

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