Links 9/28/2020
Does Boris Johnson take the population for idiots? His latest offering suggests so Independent. Robert Fisk.
Britain will seek coronavirus ‘herd immunity’ covertly or by default – thanks to the failure of lockdown Independent. Patrick Cockburn.
A Real Vaccine Before the Election? It’d Take a Miracle. ProPublica
The Case for Independent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Protecting Public Health from Politics Jama Network.
Exclusive: States plan to independently vet COVID-19 vaccine data Roll Call
Coronavirus: Half a million sharks ‘could be killed for vaccine’, experts warn Sky News
THE MASK BARONS OF ETSY The Verge
Covid normal is becoming the new normal. But should it? The Print
New York City Principals Union Calls On Mayor to Cede Control of Schools to State WSJ. The deck:”Union’s leaders unanimously pass a vote of no confidence in Mayor Bill de Blasio.”
Class Warfare
Uber to get London licence as court rules it is ‘no longer a risk’ The Guardian
Concentrated power in Big Tech harms the US FT
Cheerleading, Monopolies and Sexual Predators Big Matt Stoller
Higher Ed Has a Silicon Valley Problem Chronicle of Higher Education
Amid COVID and Wildfires, Farmworkers Have Been Pushed to the Brink TruthOut
Pittsburgh NewsGuild Prez Resigns Following Payday Expose on Sexual Misconduct Payday Report
Waste Watch
Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain: Customs Al Jazeera
Syraqistan
Leaked docs expose massive Syria propaganda operation waged by Western govt contractors and media Grayzone
China?
Chinese investors, beware: EU vows to take aim at ‘golden visas’ programmes SCMP
India
Future of work: Welcome to the era of the 21st century artisans, says TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan Economic Times
How Bad is the Employee-Boss Wage Gap in Nifty 50 Companies? The Wire
Lancet says India putting ‘too positive spin’ on Covid data, warns against ‘false optimism’ The Print
COVID-19 in India: the dangers of false optimism The Lancet
India’s R value drops below 1 for the first time since Covid pandemic struck The Print
RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump’s Supreme Court move deepens fears of an authoritarian power play WaPo
Re-Politicize The Supreme Court American Conservative
How Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Group Helped Shape a City Politico
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett would have final say on recusal calls Reuters
The clear strategy for Democrats should be to hammer ACB’s record on substantive issues like workers’ rights, but she’s already being caricatured as a religious nut. Trump won’t believe his luck if the main line of attack is the personal life of a religious Midwestern woman. https://t.co/O9VwFxXTKw
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) September 25, 2020
2020
Trump, Biden have one debate goal: Don’t lose The Hill
The Election That Could Break America Atlantic
Trump readies thousands of attorneys for election fight Politico
Something happened tonight that just stunned me. I was discussing current events with my 25 year old and he said, “well, you know, people my age have never seen a functioning government.” I stopped. “But you saw Obama”
“ yah, but when I became aware was 2010, and that was….— Kurt “Mask Up, Vote Early” Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 27, 2020
Trump Transition
LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP’S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE NYT
18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records DNYUZ
Reminder: WikiLeaks Has Always Been Open To Publishing Leaks On Trump Caitlin Johnstone
Provocation on the High Seas: U.S. Naval Adventures Near the Shores of Russia, China and Iran Counterpunch
No penalty for Victoria despite ‘wanton destruction’ of trees vital to red-tailed black cockatoo Guardian
FIRES TURN BRAZIL’S TROPICAL WETLANDS INTO WILDLIFE DEATH TRAPS Intercept
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