Mostly Thursday's Post

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* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 10/23/20 are 8,480,000. The official death toll is 224,000. The real number is likely much higher.

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* "The Trump administration is covering up homophobic torture and persecution in ‘gold standard’ international human rights reports:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/trump-administration-us-state-department-human-rights-abuses-annual-report-lgbt-women-omitted/

* "NYC, Seattle and Portland sue Trump over 'anarchist' designation:" https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/10/22/nyc-seattle-and-portland-sue-trump-over-anarchist-designation-1329484

* "Trump issues sweeping order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose civil service protections:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-order-federal-civil-service/2020/10/22/c73783f0-1481-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html

“It’s an attempt to redefine the civil service as a political arm of the presidency rather than public servants who work for the American people,” Beyer said, calling the result “open cronyism that does not benefit the country, but the president.”

* "Barrett moves one step closer to a seat on the Supreme Court as Republicans on Senate panel advance her nomination:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/22/amy-coney-barrett-nomination-vote-live-updates/

* "Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination approved by Senate judiciary committee despite Democrat boycott:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nomination-senate-judiciary-committee-democrat-boycott/

* "Anita Hill - The Hollywood Commission and Pushing for Change:"

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* "Fact check: Toned-down Trump continues his onslaught of falsehoods:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/fact-check-final-presidential-election-debate/index.html

* "No, Trump Is Not a Friend to LGBTQ+ People. Here's the Evidence:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/10/22/no-trump-not-friend-lgbtq-people-heres-evidence

* "Joy Reid: We know from reporting that Trump lied about reuniting parents with children:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-we-know-from-reporting-that-trump-lied-about-reuniting-parents-with-children-94451781550

* "Joy Reid: Trump didn't answer why he deserves re-election:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-trump-didn-t-answer-why-he-deserves-re-election-94450757825

* "Joy Reid: 'Zero evidence' that Black Lives Matter has pushed for violence:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-zero-evidence-that-black-lives-matter-has-pushed-for-violence-94450245781

* "The last presidential debate to include a single question on LGBT+ rights was between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/presidential-debate-lgbt-rights-question-trump-biden/

* "Lesley Stahl says Trump and Pence insulted her and ‘60 Minutes’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/trump-posts-60-minutes-interview-431218

* "Joe Biden kissing his son is ‘creepy’ and inappropriate, claims right-wing pundit. The backlash was swift:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/joe-biden-son-hunter-kiss-photo-john-cardillo-twitter/

* "Biden, squeezed on the Supreme Court, promises a commission to consider changes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-promises-commission-on-overhauling-supreme-court/2020/10/22/4465ead6-121d-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html

* "‘Tweeting at TV doesn’t fix things’: Obama slams Trump on covid-19, race relations, economy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-tweeting-at-tv-doesn-t-fix-things-obama-slams-trump-s-handling-of-covid-19-race-relations-economy-94347845522

* "Trump weighs firing FBI director after election as frustration with Wray, Barr grows:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-wray-biden-barr/2020/10/21/6ce69f02-13b0-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html

* "Russian Hackers Break Into 2 County Systems, Stoking Election Security Fears:" https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926825699/ongoing-russian-cyberattacks-are-targeting-u-s-election-systems-feds-say

* "Republican who helped end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ‘truly grateful’ for anti-LGBT+ hate group’s endorsement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/susan-collins-christian-civic-league-main-endorsement-lgbt-senator/

* "Colorado landlord threatens rent hike if Biden wins:" https://www.wsls.com/news/2020/10/22/colorado-landlord-threatens-rent-hike-if-biden-wins/

* "US election 2020: Why it can be hard to vote in the US:" https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54240651

* "Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic:" https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926472968/supreme-court-blocks-curbside-voting-in-alabama-an-option-during-pandemic

* "Voters in Harris County may continue using drive-thru voting, Texas Supreme Court rules:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/22/drive-thru-voting-texas-harris-county/

* "Stacey Abrams says long lines to vote ‘not a sign of excitement, it's a sign of incompetence’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/stacey-abrams-says-long-lines-to-vote-not-a-sign-of-excitement-it-s-a-sign-of-incompetence-94442565726

* "Mail Ballots Are Already Being Rejected. Guess Whose?:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/22/opinion/biden-mail-ballots-rejection.html

* "Media Owned by Wealthy Are Quick to Tell You Wealth Taxes Are a Bad Idea:" https://fair.org/home/media-owned-by-wealthy-are-quick-to-tell-you-wealth-taxes-are-a-bad-idea/

* "Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/lawyers-say-they-can-t-find-the-parents-of-545-migrant-children-separated-by-trump-administration-94262341558

* "A second Breonna Taylor grand juror says panel wasn't given a chance to consider homicide charges:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/us/breonna-taylor-grand-juror-ruling/index.html

* CW: Rape. "Sri Lanka forced torturous anal and vaginal examinations on LGBT+ people charged with homosexuality, report finds:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/sri-lanka-forced-anal-examinations-virginity-tests-prosecuted-homosexuality-human-rights-watch-report/

* "Archbishop compares same-sex relationships to ‘brother and sister’ unions after Pope’s historic endorsement of LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/22/archbishop-san-francisco-salvatore-cordileone-same-sex-civil-union-pope-francis-brother-sister/

* "‘Co-ordinated attack’ on LGBT+ students by group of 15 anonymous homophobes leaves queer freshers terrified:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/durham-university-lgbt-group-zoom-meeting-hijacked-homophobic-slurs-abuse/

* "Why the Plastic Packaging You Hate So Much Is Still Here:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pzyb/why-the-plastic-packaging-you-hate-so-much-is-still-here

* "The ecological impact of fences:" https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/sustainability/the-ecological-impacts-of-fences

* "Birds are crashing into NYC buildings. Record numbers are being rescued.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/10/birds-are-crashing-into-nyc-buildings-and-records-numbers-are-being-rescued/

* "How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/13/maverick-rewilders-endangered-species-extinction-conservation-uk-wildlife

* I loved watching him as a kid. Skepticism is important. How did I not know he was gay? "James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.html

* "The Most Dangerous Pole Dance – Now I Know:" http://nowiknow.com/the-most-dangerous-pole-dance/

* "Walk This Way:" http://nowiknow.com/walk-this-way/

* "Asafoetida: The smelly spice India loves but never grew:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54617077

* "The company that has a monopoly on ice cream truck music:" https://thehustle.co/the-company-that-has-a-monopoly-on-ice-cream-truck-music/

* Snerk. "Column: Trump’s debate performance was fantastic! He didn’t burn down the stage or kill a single person.:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-debate-trump-biden-welker-obamacare-election-huppke-20201023-ekti7hzvmfcmtnisywjqkcixqm-story.html

* "Trump's Road to "Recovery":"

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* "Power the Polls:"

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* "The Nightmare Before Election Day :"

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* "Samantha Bee’s Panel of Losers:"

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* "A Ray of Sunshine - Cathartic Cow Hugs & Mannequin Kisses:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Militias in America:"

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* "Who Will Win the Black Vote in 2020? - A Follow-Up:"

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* "Global Virus Cases Rise & Trump Donors Got Early Warnings:"

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* "Trump Pushes Hunter Biden Scandal and Boosts Bin Laden Hoax:"

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* "Early Voters Crush Records & Trump Targets Anthony Fauci:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Nigeria's End SARS Unrest:"

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* "The U.S. Government Sues Google & AOC Urges Voters on Twitch:"

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* "Votegasm 2020: Senate Edition:"

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* "Responsible or neglectful pet owner? the debate continues to this day:" https://cmdr-zoom.dreamwidth.org/1067581.html

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