DARE: Steve Bannon Dropped from New Yorker Festival After Invite Sparks Anger
Within hours the New Yorker Festival announces Steve Bannon as a headliner and then cancels his appearance after other festival participants, writers, and staff protest and withdraw from the… More
DARE: Trump Reverses Course, Signs Order Ending His Policy of Separating Families at the Border
Protests spanning Congress, civil society, Hollywood, the tech industry, airlines, and others prod Trump to reverse stance on separating migrant families and issue new Executive Order halting future separations.… More
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A second virus is spreading, common in #China but newer here: Florida Gov @GovRonDeSantis blocks @MiamiHerald @maryellenklas and @TB_Times reporters from press conf. Punishing messenger to avoid dealing with crisis is exactly where China began. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article241591161.html
Book sales have increased in the UK as readers find they have extra time on their hands, with bookshops reporting a significant increase in sales of longer novels and classic fiction.
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US is following #China on #COVID19 in more ways than one: Seattle Hospital reportedly fires doctor for critical social media posts about lacking equipment. We need our health workers to be able to speak out without fearing reprisal. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/489969-doctor-who-criticized-hospitals-measures-against-coronavirus-is