The real chris beck
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Why the 49ers Should Avoid a Wide Receiver at Pick No. 13
There is no debate, the San Francisco 49ers have a glaring need at wide receiver. Where there is a debate, is what kind of draft capital the 49ers should invest in a wide receiver.
As Sanctions Kill Iranians Stricken With COVID-19, Democratic Leaders Are Silent
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are calling on Trump to curb the suffering. Where is Democratic leadership?
Keri Blakinger Works to Keep Solid Journalism Alive
Her coverage of prison conditions will become a major story in the coronavirus era. || Chris Beck
The real chris beck
Keri Blakinger is a journalist with and amazing backstory and someone who is doing great work covering the criminal justice system.@MoustacheClubUS @normhotchkiss
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The real chris beck
Keri Blakinger survived a 100 foot jump into a gorge, heroin addiction, and a felony drug conviction and now she's doing some fine journalism covering prisons and the criminal justice system. She doesn't do hot takes.
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Byrds-"Hickory Wind" from "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is the sixth album by The Byrds and was released on August 30, 1968. Recorded with the addition of Gram Parsons, it was influential a...
Coronavirus live updates: FDA gives anti-malaria drugs emergency approval to treat COVID-19
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 34,000 people across the globe.
Belarus president believes vodka and saunas will cure coronavirus
And we’re the crazy ones? The president of Belarus is insisting that vodka and saunas will cure the coronavirus — while claiming nations that have gone into lockdown are in the throes o…
Whole Foods Employees Are Staging a Nationwide 'Sick-Out'
Workers say they will strike Tuesday because the Amazon subsidiary has failed to prioritize their safety during a period of record sales.
Crowds ignore social distancing rules to watch USNS Comfort
Crowds of gawkers ignored New York’s social-distance regulations and packed the west side of Manhattan on Monday to watch a US Navy hospital ship arrive to give badly needed coronavirus aid. …
Nothing More Than Feelings
It isn’t true unless it feels true to you! || Oliver Bateman
The House is the Mind
This shit is beginning to drive me a bit crazy. || Crispin Sartwell
Gov. Newsom should suspend Assembly Bill 5 amid coronavirus
The state should suspend any law that makes it even more difficult for Californians to pay their bills during this difficult time.
China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists
The announcement comes weeks after President Trump limited the number of Chinese citizens who could work in the United States for five state-controlled Chinese news organizations.
China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections
All of the new cases reported on Thursday involved people who had come to China from elsewhere, the government said.
How the coronavirus shook Congress out of complacency
Lawmakers have ripped the administration’s bungled handling of the outbreak. But some now wonder if there’s more they could have done when it might have made a difference.
United States Coronavirus: 708 Cases and 27 Deaths - Worldometer
United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.708 cases etc.
90-Year-Old Who Beat Coronavirus Credits God and Potato Soup
A 90-year-old woman from Washington state is praising God, her family, and her homemade potato soup for helping her overcome the coronavirus.
John Prine Hospitalized With COVID-19 Symptoms: 'His Situation Is Critical'
“John was hospitalized on Thursday,” family says in statement. “He was intubated Saturday evening, and continues to receive care”
Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus, Too
The decision by the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to partly reopen his evangelical university enraged residents of Lynchburg, Va. Then students started getting sick.