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The court has ruled that the President has broad powers of pardon. And if you look at the language of the pardons issued, they were for any and all federal crimes that may have been committed in a defined time period. (See the pardon of Hunter for example.) The pardon does not apply to...

I hope it is OK to post this is World News, but this is where most of my time was spent, and in a few hours this will be the only kind of thread allowed. Thanks to @Ender , who first showed me how to debate in a civil and respectful manner. Also to @pnewton whose moderate perspective has...

British mathematician and YouTuber, Matt Parker, takes a deep dive into the mathematical basis of the argument put forth by (Trump donor) economist Charles Ciccetti. What is hilarious is that something so fundamentally flawed was actually included in the official court filing. Enjoy:

Christopher Krebs files defamation lawsuit against Trump campaign, lawyer and Newsmax https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/christopher-krebs-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-trump-campaign-lawyer-and-newsmax/507-665543be-1742-4560-a633-0a46097a8f0f It’s good to see a fine public...

The German public broadcasting service has produced a documentary on the situation in the United States. It is interesting seeing the US from the perspective of those on the outside.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory is notable for: After George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in May, Gregory was forceful in his denunciation of the police. “Many of us remember similar incidents in our history that accompanied the Civil Rights Movement, where we...

Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota in August linked to more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, study finds https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-in-south-dakota-in-august-linked-to-more-than-250000-coronavirus-cases-study-finds-2020-09-08 We here in Minnesota are getting...

PBS News Hour report Fox News and a new book by Brian Stelter: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-fox-news-low-quality-information-fuels-trumps-policies As the presidential election approaches, questions are raised daily about not only the candidates themselves, but also how they are...

This is the way to do it! Good job, Sheriff Swanson! https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Show-of-unity-and-support-during-Flint-Twp-protest-570901331.html

https://news.yahoo.com/ohios-gop-governor-splits-trump-192028780.html DeWine’s decisiveness — closing schools before any governor in the country, postponing the state’s March 17 primary election to protect voters — sent his popularity soaring… Seven weeks into the crisis, DeWine is being...

Evidence continues to mount against President Trump’s favorite Covid-19 treatment, Hydroxychloroquine. Research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia published yesterday:

I saw this a few months ago and was deeply moved by the “twenty years later” part at the end. This seems like a good time to share it:

It appears the hands-off approach that Sweden was trying is not working so well. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/sweden-prepares-to-tighten-coronavirus-measures-as-death-toll-climbs

From USA Today: On Monday, Trump turned his attention to the inspector general who oversees the Department of Health and Human Services, who had just released a report revealing the extent to which hospitals were struggling to meet the health care demands associated with treating COVID-19...

For those of you who like math and have at least a passing acquaintance with differential equations Numberphile has just posted a special episode on how mathematical modeling works with the Covid-19 projections. It shows exactly how “flattening the curve” looks and which parameters affect the...