On Thursday, in an interview on Bloomberg TV, Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) discussed the claim in his upcoming book that "a couple" of President Donald Trump's Cabinet secretaries privately urged him to mount a primary campaign to deny Trump re-nomination in 2020.

While presently available research suggests that children infected by the virus are at lower risk of becoming severely ill and questions exist as to how efficiently they spread the virus, the science is far from settled. As, is the incidence of severe side effects in younger children.  Moreover, children over the age of 10 may be at, or near, the same risk as for adults. Infected children seem to be the result of spreading by adults. Which children, in turn, can contribute to this communicable disease.

 Children having been at home have had less contact with the virus, and, hence, lower infection rates and spreading capabilities.  Or, there may be some biochemical protection at early ages. And, less spreading may be an anatomical factor--smaller lungs.  The point being that the issue is not definitely known at this time.

The postponement of reopening permits the collection and evaluation of additional data that may lead to a more informed decision. The mitigation measures that are coupled with reopening advocacy are beyond the resources of many school districts.  As it is, teachers often purchase needed supplies out of their own pocket. By way of example, it is difficult to see how some Districts can afford revamped heating/ventilation systems, or how schools, say, in North Dakota can conduct classes outside in the fresh air. Or, how children can stay in one class with one teacher all day, with no breaks and wearing masks.

With outbreaks, and, likely, renewed "shelter in place" or other restrictions for many communities, yet reopening schools, is foolhardy.

Much is at risk--teachers, teacher aides, cafeteria, maintenance/security workers, bus drivers. And the children.  And, of course, parents, older siblings, grandparents.

Teachers can't teach from the grave, and parents can't parent from there either.

This is, after all, a public health emergency and there are hardships way too many all the way around.  Delay should be the policy, with exceptions only when all virus mitigation steps are in place, with community positivity rates substantially less than five percent.

One of Wolf's neighbors Rebecca Loesberg told the Post that she ordered snacks and water when she learned of the protest to hand out.

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No more hour drive or waiting for delivery

"When he started doing them again, my thought was, `Oh, great, this fucking shit again.' And now we're all talking about demon ejaculation."

-- A senior Trump administration official, quoted by the Daily Beast, on President Trump's restarted coronavirus briefings.

Quote of the day

Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump in Florida to 13 points

This is why my I think we might not have such a late night Nov 3rd.

White House adviser Stephen Miller's grandmother dies from the coronavirus and his uncle tells Mother Jones that the Trump administration is partly to blame for her death.

A statement from Miller denied his grandmother died from the virus even though the death certificate lists her cause of death as "respiratory arrest" resulting from "COVID-19."

A judge has ordered the unsealing of testimony given by Jeffrey Esptein victim Virginia Guiffre that implicates Trump-defending attorney Alan Dershowitz.

According to Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown, Judge Loretta Preska, the Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, has begun the process of "unsealing documents in the defamation case of Ghislaine Maxwell" that will include "the deposition of Virginia Guiffre that includes allegations against Alan Dershowitz."

"We are pleased that we have been able to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the remaining claims in this lawsuit," Kris Coratti, a spokesperson for The Post, said in a short statement.

We have settled with WAPO and CNN.

The fight isn't over. 2 down. 6 to go.

Don't hold your breath @jack.

The two part Epix series goes into a little more detail about these music legends who all lived in the same area.  

One interesting story was David Crosby auditioning for the Monkees. Crosby had bad teeth so he didn't get the part but then he sent in his roommate, Peter Tork, who had the winning look smile.

"The best day in my life in terms of business and life and everything was the day before I announced I'm running for president. Everything was good."

-- President Trump, in an interview with Barstool Sports.

New research puts the 'good guy with a gun' idea to rest: Loose concealed-carry laws are linked to more firearm homicides

Emma Fridel, an assistant professor at Florida State University who authored the study, measured the affects of gun ownership rates and concealed-carry laws in all 50 states from 1991 to 2016. She controlled for other factors that might influence mass shooting and homicide rates, like unemployment rates, poverty levels and states' mental health expenditures.
Her findings show that looser concealed-carry laws had little impact on mass shootings and increased a state's gun homicide rate by 11%. Higher rates of firearm ownership overall, meanwhile, was associated with a 53.5% increase in the likelihood of a mass shooting.

But, ... ya know, ...

As a school leader, I cannot continue to see my school family mourn our friends and then tell them that "I can keep you safe when you come to school. " That would certainly be a lie and a slap in the face to the Byrd and Bradwell families as they grieve and plan memorial services for angels gone too soon.

With what the Fort Braden School community has already endured, I cannot support a return to brick and mortar school and respectfully call on our state leaders to postpone the return of students to school buildings until such time as it is reasonably safe for all members of our school communities. Our students, staff, and personnel are not a gamble I am willing to take when lives hang in the balance.

But she would be a good pick IMO.

HIGH-STAKES LEGISLATIVE DEBATES aren't always battles of ideas. They don't necessarily test the power of persuasion. They're staring contests between powerful political leaders who are trying to humiliate their opponents, and squeeze as much out of them as possible while seeking to achieve a political and policy victory that's palatable to the majority of their internal constituency -- their colleagues -- and their external constituency, the voters.

NO ONE EXCELS at these affairs like Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL and Speaker NANCY PELOSI -- the respective party leaders. And no one has watched from the sidelines and admired the negotiating game -- and longed to get in it -- like MARK MEADOWS, the former House Republican from North Carolina and current White House chief of staff.

WASHINGTON IS NOW KICKING OFF what's shaping up to be a real cliffhanger over another round of coronavirus relief 98 DAYS before Election Day.

A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPENED MONDAY, and they set the stage for what's to come. After much haggling over the weekend between the White House and Senate Republicans -- and plenty of bruised feelings -- MCCONNELL released his negotiation marker Monday.

THE DETAILS matter less at this point because the real talks began Monday evening between PELOSI, MEADOWS, Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN and Senate Minority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER. (MCCONNELL didn't join in, but in order for a bill to become a law, it has to go through him.) MEADOWS is seen by Republicans as a counterbalance to MNUCHIN, who has earned a reputation of working well with Democrats and backchanneling with SCHUMER.

THE GENERAL CONSENSUS of aides in both parties, on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, is that Democrats have a healthy negotiating edge.

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Trumps new favorite doctor says the government has been infiltrated by Reptilian Aliens

And other things.

I do love it when the subject turns to dreams

Immanuel has claimed in the past that some gynecological ailments are caused by people having s€x in a dream-world with demons, with the demonic sem€n as the origins of the afflictions.

1.  It did not go well for Barr.  Or for republicans in general.

2.  I don't think Barr cares about that or thinks it matters very much.

3.  I'm really worried he might be right.

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With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
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